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Woman swept away by strong currents after car plunges into river
A search and rescue operation is actively underway at Sungai Triang. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA : A woman was feared drowned after the car she was in plunged into a river before being swept away by strong currents at Sungai Triang, near Bandar Baru Bera in Pahang this afternoon.
A Pahang fire and rescue department spokesman said they received an emergency call on the incident at 1.58pm and a team from the Triang fire and rescue station rushed to the location, Bernama reported.
He said they received information from witnesses at the scene that the woman, 31, was there with her one-year-old daughter and husband.
'The victim was inside a Perodua Bezza with her baby while her husband was fishing nearby, when the vehicle suddenly moved towards the river.
'The victim's husband managed to save their baby from inside the car, but the woman is believed to have been swept away by the strong current while trying to save herself,' he was quoted as saying.
The spokesman said a search and rescue operation is actively underway involving 11 personnel, comprising six members from the Triang fire and rescue station and five members of the water rescue team from the Bukit Angin station.
