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Family of six found dead in submerged car in Kedah River
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The Kedah Fire and Rescue Department has confirmed a tragic discovery after six family members, reported missing since Saturday (July 5), were found inside a car submerged in Sungai Korok, Near Jitra.
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The Kurda Fire and Rescue Department has confirmed the heartbreaking discovery of six family
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members who were reported missing since Saturday.
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They were found inside a car submerged in Sungai Korok during a search operation on
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Monday morning.
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Zone 1 Chief Senior Fire Superintendent Ahmad Aminuddin Abd Rahim said the victims were
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located inside their Proton Iswara during the recovery operation.
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Speaking to Astro Awani at the scene, he said firefighters successfully retrieved four bodies
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and brought them to the riverbank.
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However, the remaining two, believed to be the parents, were still inside the vehicle
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as of Monday morning.
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Ahmad Aminuddin said firefighters encountered significant challenges during the extraction
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and had to cut through the car's roof to access the victims.
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The victims have been identified as Muhammad Azim Ezat Ishak, age 32, his wife Nurul Hidayah
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Khalija Razman Effendi, 31, and their four children aged between six months and nine years.
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The family was last seen after spending the night at a relative's home in Taman Amanjitra.
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They never returned to their residence in Jirlun, prompting concerned relatives to lodge a police
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report.
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Kubang Pasu District Police Chief Superintendent Mohammad Radzi Abdul Rahim confirmed that
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a report had been filed regarding the family's disappearance.
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Authorities are continuing efforts to recover the remaining bodies and investigate the cause
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of the incident.
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