POH: A 2-year-and-10-month-old boy is feared drowned after falling into a river during a family outing at Dataran Sungai Jahang, Kampung Jahang, near Gopeng, around noon today.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a team from the Gopeng Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene after receiving a call at 12.06pm.
"The search involved the police, villagers and a nearby tour company, which assisted by providing eight rafting boats.
"By 3.45 pm, search teams extended their initial search to a distance of four kilometres from the location where the victim was reported to have fallen," he said in a statement.
