KUANTAN: A man reported missing while foraging for ‘etok’ (freshwater clams) with his family in Sungai Pahang near Kampung Bukit Kenau, Pekan on Friday was found drowned today.
Pekan police chief Supt Mohd Zaidi Mat Zin said the victim, Mohd Zainuren Abd Rashid, 45, was discovered by villagers at about 7.45 am.
“The victim’s body, still fully clothed, was found about three kilometres from where he was reported missing,” he said in a statement.
He said the body was sent to Pekan Hospital.
– BERNAMA
TAGS: Pahang, Pekan, drowning, police, etok
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