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Sunday November 7, 2010
Man drowns while trying to rescue wife
KUANTAN: A man drowned while attempting to rescue his newly-wedded wife after both of them were swept away by strong currents during a family picnic at a recreational spot in Kampung Pasir Kubur, Sungai Lembing here. It is learnt that Mohd Hazrul Abdul Jalil, 26, had taken his wife Norfaridah Mohd Amin, 26, together with his mother and younger brother, Mohd Helmi, 25, to the spot for a picnic at 10.30am.
Relating the incident, Mohd Helmi said his brother and his wife had gone for a dip at the deeper end of the river when they were suddenly swept away by strong currents. “My brother tried to push his wife up to the surface, to a shallow part of the river where passers-by pulled them to the river bank,” he said. “One of the passers-by performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on my brother but paramedics who arrived soon after, pronounced him dead. My sister-in-law survived the ordeal,” said Mohd Helmi. — Bernama
