The body of a man who allegedly jumped into the sea from Second Link Bridge was found on Wednesday (10 July) afternoon.
Source: Oriental Daily
This came about 7.5 hours after eyewitnesses saw the deceased parking his vehicle along the bridge and jumping into the sea.
Fishermen assisting with the search operations reportedly found the victim’s body stuck in the roots of a mangrove tree about 400m from the Forest City Bridge in Johor Bahru (JB).
Source: Oriental Daily
The victim has been identified as a 45-year-old man from Pahang named Jivanandan who travels frequently between Singapore and Malaysia for work.
Oriental Daily reported that the man had renewed his passport just days before his demise.
According to New Straits Times (NST), eyewitnesses recalled seeing a “tan-skinned” man getting off his motorcycle and scaling the railings, before jumping into the sea at about 7am on Wednesday (10 July).
The man left behind a blue motorcycle along the side of the road.
The location of the incident was near the 10-km mark of the Second Link Bridge heading towards Singapore.
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