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Teenager drowns while bathing in canal, brother still missing

BACHOK: A 17-year-old youth drowned while his 11-year-old younger brother went missing while bathing at an irrigation canal in Kampung Kubang Telaga today.

The youth has been identified as Muhamad Amirul Mukminin Zehan. His body was recovered at around 8.25pm tonight.

A spokesman from the Bachok Fire and Rescue station said the missing boy has been identified as Muhammad Asadullah.

The spokesman said eight firemen rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 6.30pm.

"Firemen immediately started the search and rescue (SAR) operation soon after arriving at the scene about 30 minutes later. At around 8.20pm, the scuba unit discovered the youth's body near the scene where he was reported to have disappeared," the spokesman added.

The spokesman said the SAR operation to locate the missing boy continues. As of press time, they have yet to locate the boy.

The youth's body was sent to a nearby hospital for a post-mortem.

It is learnt that the two brothers had gone to the canal for bathing when the incident happened at around 5pm.

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