BERA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today joined in the search and rescue (SAR) operation to look for a soldier who reportedly went missing in Sungai Pahang while undergoing the army's PARA Predator Exercise on Sunday.
Al-Sultan Abdullah, who donned an army uniform, boarded a boat prepared by the Pahang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) at 4.40 pm when it started to drizzle, before turning heavy about 10 minutes later.
Army chief General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain and Pahang JBPM director Wan Mohammad Zaidi Wan Isa also joined in the operation to look for Lance Corporal Mohamad Azrin Mohamad Isa, which lasted for about half an hour before it had to be postponed due to the weather conditions.
Also present were Pahang police chief Datuk Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf and State Public Works, Transport and Health Committee chairman Datuk Seri Norolazali Sulaiman.
Al-Sultan Abdullah had arrived at the SAR location at 3.45 pm, where he was briefed by Wan Mohammad Zaidi about the operation which had entered its third day today.
The king also spent some time in conversation with the victim's wife, Nur Aqila Syafiqa Safuan, 23, who arrived at the location at around 5 pm.
Mohamad Azrin, 25, a member of the Pathfinder Company who hails from Sungai Petani, Kedah, was undergoing a tactical training phase crossing Sungai Pahang from Kampung Batu Bor to Kampung Bohor Baru when he went missing at 4.40 pm on Sunday.
The PARA Predator is a large-scale two-week military exercise that began on Aug 24, aiming to boost the army's competency, as well as to educate and share knowledge about the military's role in terms of security.
Meanwhile, Wan Mohammad Zaidi said the SAR operation, which continued today, involved 116 officers and members from various security forces, with the search area extended to seven kilometres from the site the victim was last seen.
"Today's search also involved two JBPM tracking dogs brought in from Kuala Lumpur to assist the Water Rescue Team (PPDA) from Temerloh, Pekan and Kuantan. The unpredictable weather is a major challenge, apart from the fact that although the river looks calm, the current below is strong," he said.
Meanwhile, a statement on the Istana Negara Facebook page said Al-Sultan Abdullah had spent some time with the victim's family and expressed his sympathy during the one-and-a-half-hour visit.
According to the statement, His Majesty expressed hope that the victim's family remains resilient and patient during this difficult and trying time.
Al-Sultan Abdullah also made a personal contribution to the victim's family to help reduce their burden.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Tue Aug 31 2021
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today joined in the SAR operation to look for a soldier who reportedly went missing in Sungai Pahang while undergoing the army's PARA Predator Exercise on Sunday. - BERNAMA
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