PETALING JAYA: Another student of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) is feared to have drowned in Terengganu in the second such incident within a week.
Setiu fire and rescue station chief Sarizan Sapawi said the male student was swept away by a water surge at the Lata Payung Forest Eco Park at around 5.17pm today, Bernama reported.
Six of the victim’s friends managed to escape unharmed while search efforts were hindered by strong currents and murky water. The victim has yet to be found.
On Monday, Wan Ahmad Irfan Wan Abdullah Thani, 24, drowned at Lata Changkah. He and five others were taking a dip in the middle section of the waterfall’s cascade when six of them started struggling against the currents.
His body was later found at a depth of 4.5m.