KULIM, Sept 15 — Four young boys tragically lost their lives after allegedly falling into a deep drain while attempting to retrieve a ball at Taman Desa Kayangan in Sungai Karangan yesterday evening.
Kulim Police Chief Supt Syamsul Sinring said two of the victims died at the scene, while the remaining two succumbed to their injuries while being rushed to Kulim Hospital.
The victims have been identified as Muhammad Zafril Arsyad Muhamad Azrin, 12; Muhammad Iman Nuruddin Khairol Anuar, 10; and step-siblings Muhamad Aeril Aziz Muhamad Zafis, 12, and eight-year-old Muhammad Arif Naufan Abdullah. All four children resided near the neighborhood.
“Police received a call from a member of the public at 7.45 pm yesterday reporting that four victims had drowned in a retention pond at Taman Desa Kayangan,” Syamsul said in a statement today. “Ambulance personnel confirmed that two victims died at the scene, while the other two passed away while being transported to Kulim Hospital.”
Preliminary inquiries with the victims’ mothers revealed that the boys had left home to play football before the ball reportedly fell into the drainage structure. The victims are believed to have attempted to retrieve the ball before losing their footing and falling in.
Syamsul noted that there were no eyewitnesses present at the time of the incident, adding that the drain is estimated to be approximately 10 feet deep and six feet wide.
The bodies of all four victims were taken to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB) in Alor Setar for post-mortem examinations.
–NMT
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