JOHOR BARU: An Indonesian woman, a permanent resident, fell to her death from the 29th floor of a block of apartments in Gelang Patah, Fire and Rescue authorities have said.

       Fire and Rescue personnel recovered the body of Samsiyah Yakob, 66, from the balcony of the 16th floor of the block early yesterday, said Senior Fire and Rescue Officer II Ishak Noh, operations commander at the Iskandar Puteri Fire and Rescue Station.

       A nine-member Fire and Rescue team rushed to the apartments after being dispatched at 2.58am.

       “The team recovered the body from the balcony and handed it over to the police,” he said. — Bernama