Teluk intan: The body of a man, believed to have drowned, was discovered floating in Sungai Perak near a sand dredging ship tonight, about 800 meters from where he was reported to have fallen at a ship repair workshop in Batu 8, Jalan Maharajalela near Teluk Intan.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting assistant director of operations, Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah, stated that the department received information from a local fisherman about the victim, Neoh Jun Jie, 24, who worked as a tyre fitter on the side of a cargo ship, at 9:18 pm tonight.

"The victim is believed to have drowned after falling into the river while working on installing tyres on the side of a ship under repair yesterday. The estimated distance from the ship to the riverbank is 10 meters," Shazlean reported. "The victim was brought to a safe location at 9:58 pm and handed over to the police for further action. The operation was fully concluded at 10:40 pm," he added in a statement tonight.

He noted that the fire department received a call about the victim falling into the river at 4:20 pm the previous day, prompting an immediate search and rescue (SAR) operation at 4:41 pm.

According to Shazlean, the SAR operation was initially postponed at 7:15 pm yesterday before resuming at 8 am this morning. He detailed that the steps taken included the Water Rescue Unit (PPDA) performing a dive, applying the LAST concept, and conducting a surface search.