{
  "id": 5016955,
  "title": "11-year-old girl drowns while swimming in river",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/11-year-old-girl-drowns-while-swimming-in-river",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T04:49:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1524107/11-year-old-girl-drowns-while-swimming-river"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An 11-year-old girl tragically drowned while swimming in Sungai Bengkoka, Kampung Pondoi, on a fateful day. Accompanied by four other individuals, she was among those who experienced a harrowing ordeal. Two other girls, aged four and 14, narrowly escaped a similar fate and were swiftly transported to the hospital. An 18-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy emerged unscathed from the incident. Pitas Fire and Rescue Station chief Noor Jali Maslah reported receiving an emergency call at 5.17pm, which prompted a rapid response from six firefighters, supported by a National Disaster Management Agency boat. The team conducted a thorough surface search and rescue operation within a one-kilometre radius of the Fire Control Centre. After tirelessly searching for an hour, villagers finally located the victim at 7.36am, approximately one kilometre away from the control centre. The police promptly transported the girl to the hospital, where medical officers confirmed her untimely death. The rescue operation concluded at 8.25am, once the team ensured that no further dangers remained at the scene. Senior Fire Officer I Gabuh Maradan led the operation, with the aid of four police officers.",
  "summary": "PITAS: An 11-year-old girl drowned while swimming with four others in Sungai Bengkoka, Kampung Pondoi, here yesterday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}