Bomba rescues man swept away by strong currents while going to work
A 23-year-old man had a close brush with death when he was swept away by strong currents while passing through an inundated road at KM34 Jalan Jemaluang-Kota Tinggi. Mersing, Johor while on his way to work on Tuesday (Jan 2) morning.
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00:00 A man had a close brush with death when he was swept away by strong currents while passing
00:06 through an inundated road at kilometer 34 Jalan Jemaluang Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Johor.
00:14 Mersing Fire and Rescue Department Station Chief Abdul Muiz Mokhtar said the incident
00:18 occurred at 7.19am on Tuesday.
00:22 The victim, a 23-year-old man from Mersing, was riding his motorcycle to go to work in
00:27 Johor Bahru when he found the road at kilometer 34 Jalan Jemaluang Kota Tinggi cut off due
00:33 to the flooding.
00:35 He decided to wade through the water, however his motorcycle engine suddenly shut down,
00:40 leaving him stranded.
00:42 The victim managed to hold on to a pole, submerged in the water and waited until a rescue team
00:48 arrived.
00:49 It took the team about 30 minutes to rescue the man from the point where he was stranded.
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