RESCUERS recovered the bodies of two Rohingya boys, who are believed to have drowned after falling into a quarry pond at the Kampung Permatang Kedondong mining area, Tikam Batu, near Sungai Petani, yesterday.

According to Tikam Batu Fire and Rescue Station chief Mohd Syukri Hashim, the body of Mamod Shukur Belal Hussain, four, was found about 400m from a quarry at 8.05am today.

“The body of the second victim Md Nasim Hairul Husson, six, was found later at about 2.50pm, 15m from the location where he was believed to have slipped,” he said in a statement today.

Yesterday, a team from the station rushed to the scene after being alerted on the incident at 9.43pm.

The two children were feared drowned after their clothes were found near the quarry area.

The children were also United Nations High Commission for Refugees card holders. – Bernama, March 12, 2023.