FIVE TEENS, A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY RESCUED FROM WATER SURGE IN NILAI

NILAI, Firemen rescued five teenagers and a 10-year-old boy who were trapped on a rock in the middle of Sungai Batang Labu Batu 9, in Kampung Tebing Tinggi, here, following a water surge incident this afternoon. Nilai Fire and Rescue Station chief Bakarya Mohd Salleh said the five victims consisted of three 14-year-old teenagers and two other victims aged 16 and 17. 'According to the victims, they were searching for a handphone that fell…we used the highline technique to rescue the victims,' he said in a statement. He said the rescue operation ended at 6.40 pm, and all victims were handed over to the police for further action. Source: BERNAMA News Agency