Coffee Bean worker drowns at Chamang, 13 colleagues safe

BENTONG: A Coffee Bean employee drowned while swimming at the Chamang Recreational Forest on September 29 during an outing with 13 colleagues.

Mohd Aiman Nazmi Mohd Yusuf, 29, from Felda Endau in Johor, was pronounced dead at the scene. His colleagues — eight men and five women — were all safe.

The group worked at the Coffee Bean outlet at Caltex Sungai Besi.

Eight firefighters from the Bentong fire station were dispatched after an emergency call came in at 1:29 p.m.

By the time they arrived at 2:11 p.m., forestry personnel had brought him out of the water. He was found about 20 metres from where he had been reported missing.

Health Ministry personnel confirmed his death, and his body was handed over to the police for further action.