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SHAH ALAM: More than 500 people attended funeral prayers at the Section 15 Fire and Rescue Station for six divers who drowned during a search and rescue mission to Puchong last night.
Family members, firefighters and first aiders, senior officials and several leaders attended the prayers held around 9 am.
Among those present were Selangor State Executive Advisor and Seri Serdang MP, Dr. Siti Mariah Mahmud; The Secretary General of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek; The Director General of the Department of Fire and Rescue, Mohamad Hamdan Wahid; and Tan Sri Noh Omar, former Minister of Housing and Local Government.
The funeral prayers were led by Mohd Luqman Ramli, director of the religious unit of the Putrajaya Fire and Rescue headquarters. NSTP / Saddam Yusoff
The six men drowned after being caught in a whirlwind in an attempt to find a teenager who had slipped into a mining basin at Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong. Their bodies were brought to the fire station at 8:40 am today by Serdang Hospital.
The funeral prayers were led by Mohd Luqman Ramli, director of the religious unit of the Putrajaya Fire and Rescue headquarters.
The boy is still missing. –Bernama © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
