JOHOR BARU, Nov 16 — An eight-year-old boy reportedly drowned after falling into an eight-foot-deep sewer while playing with his friends in Bandar Baru Uda, Tampoi, here yesterday.

North Johor Baru district police chief ACP Balveer Singh Mahindar Singh said his department received a report from a woman regarding the incident at around 3.51pm yesterday.

He said the victim and two other boys aged seven and eight were playing in the water near the drain near the spot.

“However, the victim reportedly slipped into the drains and was swept away by a strong current towards the large drain located near Warda Mart supermarket in Tampoi.

“Subsequently, we opened an Incident Control Post (PKTK) at the scene and are currently actively conducting a search operation with the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department and the Malaysian Civil Defense Force,” he said. he said today in a statement.

Balveer said the search operation covered the area around the incident site to the nearby river and the case was being investigated under the missing persons inquiry document of the police (KEP-OH).

“At the same time, we appeal to the public with related information to contact the investigator, Inspector Helmy Halim, at 012-5759953.

“We would also like to remind parents to always supervise their children and ensure that they do not play in risky areas such as rivers or drains, especially during the monsoon season,” he said. he declared.

Meanwhile, senior fire officer I KUP Nordatul Badrol Abd Rahman said in a separate statement that the water was eight feet deep at the spot where the victim went missing and it was raining at that time- there.

He said the Operation Release Team (PKO) conducted a search using the “search surface” method from the last seen point to Sungai Skudai in Kampung Usaha Jaya.

“In the meantime, the second search action is to use the villagers’ boats to search the estuary area, near the garbage bin,” he said. — Bernama