KEPALA BATAS: A 6-year-old boy drowned after falling into a canal while playing with his friends near Bertam Perdana here on Thursday (April 9)
Penang Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director of Operations John Sagun Francis said they received an emergency call from the public at 5.14pm and immediately dispatched a team of 15 personnel from the Kepala Batas fire station to the scene.
"The Operations Response Team conducted search and rescue (SAR) operations using surface searching methods at the location where the victim is believed to have fallen," he said in a statement.
John said the victim was found floating at 5.29pm, about 3km from the location where he was believed to have fallen.
John said the firemen entered the canal to save the victim and administered initial treatment, including CPR.
He said the victim's body was then handed over to the medical team, where the boy was pronounced dead.
The body was subsequently handed over to the police and the Health Ministry for further action.
