Volunteer fireman drowns after falling off boat


IPOH: A 25-year-old man is feared drowned after falling off a boat into a lake at Bandar Baru Lahat Mines here.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the victim, a volunteer fireman, was conducting a training exercise and testing the boat prior to the incident on Sunday (March 8) at about 7.30pm.

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