The body of an eight-year-old boy who fell falling into a large drain in Bandar Baru Uda, Tampoi, in Johor Baru, Johor has been found.
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00:00The body of an eight-year-old boy who fell into a large drain in Bandar Baru Uda, Tampoy,
00:07was recovered on Saturday.
00:09Larkin Fire and Rescue Station Operations Commander Senior Fire Officer 1 Nordatul Badrol
00:15Abdul Rahman said firefighters located the victim's body at 5.10 p.m. along the banks
00:22of Sungai Danga, about 3.7 kilometers from where he went missing.
00:27The search operation, involving a boat along Sungai Danga, was supported by a fire rescue
00:33tender, two utility vehicles, and a team of 12 personnel, including eight from the water
00:39rescue team.
00:41Additional assistance came from the police and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force, each
00:45contributing seven personnel to the effort.
00:48Earlier, Johor Baru North District Police Chief ACP Balveer Singh Mahindar Singh stated
00:54that the victim had been playing near the drain with two other boys when he is believed
00:59to have slipped and fallen.
01:01The strong current reportedly carried him toward a larger drain near a shopping mall.