Search and rescue
operation launched after
man falls off Penang
Bridge
Timur Laut police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad says the man has been identified as a 34-year-old from Gat Lebuh Cecil in George Town.
Timur Laut police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad said they received a report from highway concessionaire PLUS Malaysia Bhd about a man who had fallen off the bridge at Km7.4, heading from the island towards Perai.
“A SAR operation has been launched in collaboration with the fire and rescue department, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, the Civil Defence Force, and the marine police.
“The victim has yet to be found, and the operation is ongoing,” he said in a statement.
Rozak said an early investigation revealed that CCTV footage captured a man falling off the bridge at 6.14am.
“A motorcycle, suspected to belong to the victim, was found by the bridge’s barrier,” he said.
He said checks by the police identified the victim as a 34-year-old man from Gat Lebuh Cecil in George Town.
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