Tuesday, May 3, 2011

3 sisters drown during picnic

Nursyaza Alisa (left) and Nursyaza Azira were swept away while swimming in the river

Three sisters were feared to have drowned when they went for a swim during a picnic outing yesterday.

In the 5pm incident, the girls, Nursyaza Alisa, 5, Nursyaza Azira, 4, Nursyaza Sakina, 2, their father Syed Ahmad Ibrahim, 28, and a female companion in her 20s, Ilwani Abu Hassan, were picnicking at the Hutan Lipur Ulu Bendul and had decided to take a swim in the river when the three girls and the woman were dragged underwater by a strong current.



Kuala Pilah district police chief Superintendent Jaafar Baba said Syed Ahmad had tried to save them but his efforts proved futile as the three girls were swept away.

He and the woman, in turn, had to be saved by picnickers before they were sent to the Kuala Pilah Hospital to receive treatment for injuries on the face and body.

Jaafar said a search-and-rescue operation was immediately conducted in the area and nearby rivers by a team of 14 personnel from the police, Fire and Rescue Department, Rela and the Forestry Department.

The team called off the operation at 10pm and will continue the search tomorrow.


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