BESUT, June 17 -- A three-year-old girl was found drowned in an irrigation canal near her grandmother's home in Kampung Bukit Kenak Tok Kundur, Jerteh, on Monday evening, according to Sinar Harian.

Besut district police chief Superintendent Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu said police received a report about the incident from the girl's father at 8.53pm the same day.

The victim, identified as Intan Inara Mohammad Hariz Husaini, is believed to have exited through the back door of her grandmother's house and played alone in the backyard unnoticed.

"On the day of the incident, the victim was visiting her grandmother's house with her family.

"However, around 6.10pm, the victim was found floating in an irrigation canal about 300 metres from the house...