The Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department has recovered the body of the second of three brothers who drowned in Sungai Terengganu near Kampung Kuala Telemong here, less than two hours after finding the body of his older brother.

The body of Khairil Firdaus Mohd, 17, was recovered at 11.36 a.m. while that of his brother Umar Iskandar, 21, was found at 9.50 a.m. on the riverbed 150 metres from the location.

"The focus of the operations is now on finding the third victim, Khalif Naim, 16," he said.

-- BERNAMA