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A 15-year-old boy who fell into Sungai Kuantan while fishing on Tuesday (July 8) was found drowned at noon on Wednesday (July 9).

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00:00A 15-year-old boy who was reported to have slipped and fallen into the Kwantan River
00:07near Indera Makota, Pahang, on Tuesday, has been found drowned.
00:11Acting Kwantan District Police Chief, Superintendent Mohammad Adli Maat Daud, said the body of
00:17Mohammad Ishraf Danish Razmi was recovered by the search and rescue team at 12.40pm on
00:23Wednesday, about one kilometre from the site where he was last seen.
00:28The victim is believed to have slipped into the river while trying to retrieve a stuck
00:32fishing line from the riverbank on Tuesday evening.
00:36His body has been sent to Tenku Ampuan Afzan Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
00:42Ishraf, Danish, had gone fishing with three friends at around 6.30pm on Tuesday when he
00:48disappeared beneath the water while trying to retrieve his fishing hook.
00:53Police received an alert at around 7.30pm and immediately launched a joint operation involving
00:59the police, the Fire and Rescue Department, and the Civil Defense Force.
01:05Earlier, Pahang Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director of Operations Mohammad Salahuddin Issa
01:12dismissed social media claims that the teenager was pulled underwater by a crocodile.
01:17He stated that while the Kwantan River is indeed a known crocodile habitat, there is no evidence
01:23or eyewitness testimony linking the reptile to the boy's disappearance.
01:30The

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