20-year-old man drowns while swimming at Taiping waterfall
IPOH: A 20-year-old man drowned while swimming with four friends at Taman Suria Waterfall near Taiping this afternoon.
A 20-year-old man tragically drowned while swimming at Taman Suria Waterfall near Taiping, Malaysia, on Thursday afternoon. The Perak Fire and Rescue Department was alerted at 2.10pm, and teams from Taiping and Kamunting fire stations responded to the distress call. Despite attempts by the victim's friends to rescue him, CPR was administered by firefighters, but the young man was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was subsequently handed over to the police for further investigation.
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