Man drowns trying to save son who fell into fish pond at Raub resort

A 46-year-old man, Hafidz Che Din, drowned at a resort in Sungai Ruan, Raub, after attempting to save his eight-year-old son who had fallen into a fish pond. The incident occurred around 3pm when the boy was trying to retrieve a plastic bag containing fishing bait. Police chief Shahril Abdul Rahman confirmed that Hafidz jumped into the pond to rescue his son, but was not seen for about 20 minutes before being rescued by a worker and an Indonesian. Despite being given cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Hafidz ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

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