IPOH: Four drowning incidents were reported in Perak this month, resulting in three deaths, while one person is believed to have drowned.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) acting director Yusri Mohd Yusof @ Hashim said the first incident occurred on Nov 8, involving a 20-year-old man who drowned at Taman Suria Waterfall in Taiping.
He said the second incident was reported on Nov 9 at B7, Jalan Sungai Pinang Besar, Pulau Pangkor, involving a Myanmar national who was confirmed dead by drowning. This was followed by an incident on Nov 10 at Sungai Jahang, Gopeng, which claimed the life of a two-year-and-10-month-old boy.
According to him, the fourth incident occurred on Nov 11, involving a woman who was swept away by the current and died in Sungai Jalong, near Sungai Siput. He urged the public to take water safety precautions seriously.
