Boy, 13, drowns after slipping into irrigation canal in Langgar


ALOR SETAR: A 13-year-old boy drowned after slipping into an irrigation canal while fishing with friends at Kampung Alor Setol, Langgar near here on Saturday (Oct 4) morning.

Kota Setar OCPD Asst Comm Siti Nor Salawati Saad said police received a call at 10.04am from a member of the public reporting that an unconscious teenager had been found near the canal.

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