MBSA staff drowns while scuba diving in Pulau Tenggol
A staff of the Shah Alam City Council, Selangor, Puspasari Aminuddin, 37, drowned while scuba diving in the waters of Pulau Tenggol near Dungun this morning. - fb @shahalamcitycouncil
DUNGUN: A staff of the Shah Alam City Council, Selangor drowned while scuba diving in the waters of Pulau Tenggol near Dungun this morning.
Dungun district police chief, Supt. Baharudin Abdullah said the victim, Puspasari Aminuddin, 37, along with two other friends and several other divers were believed to have started the activity at 9.25 am.
"According to the boat driver, after 15 minutes of scuba diving, he saw the victim floating on the surface of the water and took her up to the boat.
"However, the victim was not breathing and was taken back to Akim Jetty, Seberang Pintasan for further examination at Dungun Hospital," he said when contacted by reporters today.
It is understood that the victim and her two friends from Shah Alam arrived in Dungun last night for a weekend holiday in Pulau Tenggol.
-- BERNAMA
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