KULAI: A six-year-old boy drowned after falling into a retention pond while fishing at Kampung Melayu Kulai here.
Kulai Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Awang Adzwan Awang Sahari said six firefighters were deployed to the scene after the department received an emergency call about the incident at 10.17am on Wednesday (Nov 4).
"Upon arrival, we found that a six-year-old boy had fallen into the retention pond while fishing.
"A rescue operation was carried out using ropes and a stretcher to retrieve the victim from the pond.
"The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel from the Health Ministry," he said in a statement here.
Awang Adzwan added that the operation was brought under control at 11am and ended at 11.25am.
"The victim's body was subsequently handed over to the police for further action," he said.
