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A teenage boy was found drowned after he slipped while bathing with two friends at the Gunung Ledang Waterfall here this evening. — Bernama pic
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Thursday, 02 Apr 2026 9:57 AM MYT
TANGKAK, April 2 — A teenage boy was found drowned after he slipped while bathing with two friends at the Gunung Ledang Waterfall here this evening.
Tangkak Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Fazlan Maraman said the victim, Muhammad Zaffran Abu Samah, 15, was pronounced dead by the Ministry of Health staff who arrived at the scene.
“Upon arrival, the Fire and Rescue Operations Team (PKO) found that the victim had fallen and drowned while bathing with two friends. The victim was recovered by members of the public before the PKO arrived,” he said in a statement today.
He said they received an emergency call regarding the incident at 5.27 pm and a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) together with an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit, comprising eight personnel from the Tangkak Fire and Rescue Station, were dispatched to the scene.
According to him, the team conducted monitoring at the location and the victim’s body was handed over to the police for further action. — Bernama
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