RAWANG: A body, yet to be identified, was discovered at the Rawang Bypass Exit Route earlier today.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Division Assistant Director, Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar, said the department received information regarding the discovery at 10.09am.
A total of 10 officers and personnel from the Rawang Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) were dispatched to the scene, arriving 17 minutes later to assist with the retrieval of the body, he said.
"Upon arrival, it was found that the body could not be identified at the scene. The body was handed over to the police for further action," he said.
Meanwhile, Gombak District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir, confirmed the discovery of the body, adding that the case has been classified as sudden death (SDR).
"A media statement regarding the discovery will be issued," he said.