Body of second drowning victim in Dungun found

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The body of Mohd Fazir Shafie, 37, the second victim of a drowning incident at Pantai Sura Tengah in Dungun, was found early Friday (Jan 2), about one kilometre from where he was last seen.   He was swept away by strong currents while trying to rescue his sister, whose body was recovered earlier the same day.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3hrstmwy   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01The body of 37-year-old Mohammad Fazir Shafi, the second victim of a drowning incident at

00:07Pantai Suratenga, near Dungun, was found early Friday morning.

00:13Dongan Police Chief Superintendent Mizorah Abdul Qadir said rescuers discovered his body

00:18at 12.35 a.m., about one kilometre from the spot where he was last seen.

00:24His body was sent to Sultana Nur Zaheera Hospital in Kuala Terengganu for a post-mortem

00:30The incident occurred at about 10.27 a.m. on Thursday, when Mohammad Fazir attempted to

00:36rescue his 39-year-old sister, Nur Baizura, who was in distress while swimming.

00:43Both were swept away by strong currents.

00:45Nur Baizura's body was recovered at 10.54 a.m., the same day.

00:50The siblings had returned to their hometown for the holidays and were picnicking with

00:5413 family members at the time of the incident.

01:00Sultana Surah

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