Missing four found dead in a river near Kota Tinggi

Four men who were reported missing since Wednesday were found dead near an oil palm plantation at KM42 of Jalan Kota Tinggi-Mersing this morning.

They were found in the Honda Accord car they were travelling in, in a river by nearby farm workers around 9.20am.

Mersing police chief, DSP M. Kumar, said the bodies had been taken to Mersing Hospital.

"Police are investigating the case. We're trying to get more information from the victims' families.

"Preliminary police investigation found that the car might have skidded and plunged into the river," he said when contacted.

The deceased were identified as Luqman Jainie, Abu Izzani Abu Bakar, Nik Shakir Zufayri and Muhammad Asyraf Isa.

They were all 21 years old.

It is understood that the four were travelling from Kota Tinggi in Johor to Terengganu. They departed their home in Bandar Seri Alam here last Wednesday around 9.30pm.

Police believed the victims were on vacation and had used the Johor Bahru-Kota Tinggi-Mersing-Rompin route to a destination which had yet to be identified.

However, two hours after their departure, they could no longer be contacted by family members.