PASIR GUDANG: A 63-year-old man drowned while setting up a fishing net in a pond along Jalan Cendana 6, in Taman Cendana, here yesterday evening.
District Fire and Rescue Department senior officer, Sharol Suboh said a distress call was placed at 6.33pm, and an operation was launched to locate the victim seven minutes later, upon their arrival.
The victim identified as Soppigan Katiman, was found six metres underwater.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. The body was handed to the police to facilitate investigations.
Sharol urged the public to practice caution while engaging in activities at water bodies.