SIBU: A seven-year-old Indonesian girl is feared to have drowned after she went missing while bathing in the Rajang River near a dockyard in Sungai Bidut here yesterday morning.
Prior to the incident, Julia Purnama was jogging together with her father, Opriadi Sukardi and cousins, Alit Aiman, 10, and Mohamad Azrul Ashraf, 7, near the dockyard.
After jogging, Julia and Alit then took a dip in the river.
Mohamad, who saw Alit struggling in the water, alerted Opriadi, who managed to bring him back to safety.
Julia, however, was nowhere in sight.
Sibu Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel rushed to the scene after they received a distress call at about 9.35am. The search and rescue (SAR) operation was still ongoing at press time.
