BATANG KALI, December 21 – The 26th victim of the landslide tragedy at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite, Jalan Genting, Batang Kali here was found dead while hugging his pet dog on Wednesday. Assistant Operations Director of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Selangor, Hafisham Mohd Noor said the adult male victim was found at a depth of 4.5 meters in sector B at around 11.19am.
“We found the victim with his two dogs. When found, the victim was hugging one of the dogs. Most likely they were camping in sector A and were brought down by the landslide,” he said during a press conference at the scene of the incident here on Wednesday. Hafisham said that the search and rescue (SAR) operation, which entered its sixth day, was going smoothly following some positive indications that the rescue team had successfully found.
He said, as a result of the SAR team’s hard work, they managed to locate another victim in sector A, however rescue work is still ongoing. The (SAR) operation is focused on sector C for now, but if the weather rains I will stop the operation,” he said. Meanwhile, Hulu Selangor Police Chief, Superintendent Suffian Abdullah said, the police are still in the process of identifying the body of the man found in question.
