A search and rescue team at the home of the missing boy in Kampung Landak Paya, near Baling, Kedah. (APM pic)
PETALING JAYA: The search for an autistic child who went missing yesterday will be continued tomorrow morning after authorities found no new leads in the search effort today.
Baling fire and rescue chief Zulkhairi Tanjil said the search and rescue operation was halted at 5.30pm, Berita Harian reported. It will resume at 8.30am, he said.
“Today, the K9 units carried out a search along the river, while divers from the Sungai Petani fire department searched for the child in Sungai Kupang,” he was quoted as saying.
Four-year-old child, Fayyad Affan Fakhri, was reported missing after leaving his home at the drainage and irrigation quarters in Kampung Landak Paya, near Baling.
Fayyad, who has a speech disorder, is believed to have left his house through the back door.
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