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Six lifeguards died while trying to save a teenager drowning in a poorly used mining basin in Malaysia.
The team went into the water after the fall of a young boy while he was fishing at Taman Putra Perdana, in the suburb of Sepang, on the country's west coast, reported Channel NewsAsia.
The body of the teenager would not have been found yet.
Sepang District Police Chief Abdul Aziz Ali said a search and rescue operation would resume Thursday morning.
Fire and rescue divers, all men, were caught in a strong current during the fatal operation.
Mr. Abdul Aziz said it was raining heavily when the operation started at 9:15 pm on Wednesday.
Two friends of the boy had frantically sought help from relatives while the teenager struggled in the water, reports AsiaOne.
Mr. Abdul Aziz stated that divers had followed standard operating procedures with complete equipment and had been tied to a single rope.
He said: "Suddenly, a strong current has been produced in the area, causing all the victims to end up in the water while all their equipment has been unloaded".
The divers reportedly struggled in the water for about 30 minutes, but their rescue attempt failed.
Selangor Fire Chief Azmi Osman said that CPR was administered to divers.
The members of the relief team have been appointed in the Asian media: Mohd Fatah Hashim, 34, Izatul Akma Wan Ibrahim, 32, Mazlan Omarbaki, 25, and Yahya Ali, 24, from the US. rescue unit at sea from the fire station and rescue of Port Klang.
The other two victims, Adnan Othman, 33, and Muhammad Hifdzul Malik Shaari, 25, were members of the Sea Rescue Unit of the Shah Alam Fire Station.
The general director of rescue and fire, Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, said: "This is the first time (six divers have died).
"There was a previous case where we lost two members of the department.
"We did the CPR but we could not save them and it was a very sad day for us – a day that involved so many of our employees."
