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PETALING JAYA • The body of a Malaysian teenager who fell into a pool at an abandoned tin mine in Puchong was found yesterday, emergency officials said.
Six Malaysian rescue divers drowned in an abnormal crash the night before while they were looking for the teenager.
Mohd Ilham Fahmy Mohd Azzam, 17, was missing Wednesday as he was fishing in the pool, popular with anglers in Puchong, a city located to the west of the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
"The victim was found around 5:45 pm, 800 meters from the place where he was seen falling," said Mohd Rizal Buang, deputy director of rescue and rescue operations of Selangor. He added that the body had been transported to Serdang Hospital.
Mr. Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, General Manager of the Department of Fire and Rescue, said that divers who died during the search encountered strong underwater currents that dragged them into murky waters.
Local police chief Abdul Aziz Ali said the rotation had caused them to lose their diving gear. The six people were removed from the water after 30 minutes, but they were already already unconscious, he added.
The fire chief described the deaths of six officers in one day as the "worst tragedy" in his department.
A solemn and simple solemn jenazah (prayer for the missing) took place yesterday for the six divers. About 500 family members and department staff attended the ceremony.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who expressed his condolences to the families of the divers who drowned, said he was saddened to hear the news.
"I hope that families will remain strong in this difficult time," he told reporters after the opening of the Sixth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management. Tun Dr. Mahathir said the government would look into the forms of assistance to be provided to the families of the victims.
At the same time, the Selangor government ordered Sepang City Council to shut down the mining pool.
Selangor Menteri Besar Shari Amirudin said the closure was necessary as a result of several drowning cases reported in the area.
"I received a report that he (this drowning in the mining basin) was not the first and I asked the Sepang city council to strengthen surveillance, as well as to close the zone, "he told the press.
NETWORK OF NEW STARS / ASIA, AGENCY FRANCE-PRESS, BERNAMA
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