KUALA TERENGGANU – \u201cUsually it was I who would carry the remains of somebody; unexpectedly this time, three bodies of my children arrived at the house at the same time. I cannot bring myself to drive them to the burial site; let others drive (the hearse),\u201d said Mohd Ismail, 64.<\/p>\n
The father to the three brothers who drowned in Sungai Terengganu, near Kampung Teluk Telemong yesterday said he has been a hearse driver for four years and never imagined having to face this big trial.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, I accept Allah\u2019s will. I am very grateful that Allah has eased the search and rescue operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cInsya Allah, death due to drowning is syahid kecil (martyr)… all three were the family\u2019s hopes. They liked to help others and respected the elders. Maybe their good deeds had caused Allah to ease matters for them,\u201d he told reporters today.<\/p>\n
He thanked Terengganu Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and others who came to pay their last respects and help with the burial, which was expected to be held after Asar prayer at the Alor Limbat burial site in Marang.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the death Khalif Naim Mohd, 16, was seen as a huge loss to Sekolah Menengah Imtiaz Yayasan Terengganu Kuala Berang, as he was described as a smart and well-mannered student.<\/p>\n
The school\u2019s Quran teacher, Mohd Sidik Hassan, said Khalif Naim respected the teachers, was well liked by friends and good at memorising the Quran.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had just finished memorising 30 chapters of Al-Quran on March 10. He was a good student and easy to talk to… let\u2019s pray for his soul to be blessed and placed among the righteous,\u201d he said when contacted by Bernama here.<\/p>\n
Khalif Naim and his brothers, Umar Iskandar, 21, and Khairil Firdaus, 17, drowned while bathing in the river, situated only 200 metres from their house, at 6 pm yesterday.<\/p>\n
Khairil Firdaus was a Form Five student of Sekolah Agama Mahmudiah, Kuala Berang, while Umar Iskandar was a University Malaya student.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department director Md Hilman Abd Rashid said yesterday\u2019s drownings were the 13th incident in Terengganu this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost drowning cases happened because the victims were not used to the local environment, similar to the three brothers who were not used to bathing there. Possible causes included being trapped by quicksand, mud and the like.<\/p>\n
\u201cI advise the people to be always careful when going to recreation places such as rivers and beaches. Accidents and injuries can occur unexpectedly,\u201d he said. \u2014 Bernama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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