Toddler goes missing during family outing at Gopeng river, search underway

Perak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a team from the Gopeng Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene after receiving a call at 12.06pm. — Picture from Facebook/Berita RTM Perak

First Published: Monday, 09 Nov 2026 5:49 PM MYT

IPOH, Nov 9 — A two-year-and-10-month-old boy went missing while enjoying a family outing at Dataran Sungai Jahang, Kampung Jahang, near Gopeng, around midday today.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a team from the Gopeng Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene after receiving a call at 12.06pm.

“The search involved the police, villagers and a nearby tour company, which assisted by providing eight rafting boats.

“By 3.45pm, search teams had extended their initial search to a distance of four kilometres from the location where the victim was reported to have fallen,” he said in a statement.

He said the search area was being expanded this afternoon, with a control post already set up at the scene.

Personnel from the Kampar Fire and Rescue Station were also assisting by monitoring the river downstream near Kampar, he said, adding that the search is still ongoing. — Bernama