BINTULU: A boy drowned after falling into a ditch in Jalan Sebaru here yesterday.
According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre, the victim was identified as 7-year-old Ricky Peter Bandang.
It said a team from the Bintulu Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the scene, which was about six kilometres away, upon receiving a distress call at 8.45pm.
The body was recovered about two hours later, about two metres away from where his clothes were found.
“The boy was pronounced dead by a medical team from the Ministry of Health who were at the location, and the body was then handed over to the police for further action,” it said.
– BERNAMA
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