6 Bomba divers die in rescue mission

Updated 7 years ago · Published on 4 Oct 2018 12:00AM · 5 Comments

A rescue mission ended in tragedy today in Puchong when Fire and Rescue Department divers died trying to find the body of a teenage angler. – Facebook pic, October 3, 2018.

SIX Fire and Rescue Department divers died while on a rescue mission for a teen who was feared drowned after falling into a mining pond in Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong, today.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department chief Azmi Osman said all six drowned while conducting diving operations in the search for the 17-year-old male victim.

He said all the divers were brought to banks of the pond before cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was administered by a medical team but failed.

“All six were pronounced dead,” he said.

Two of the divers were from the Shah Alam Fire and Rescue Department and the rest from the Port Klang Fire and Rescue Department.

Azmi, however, said the teen had yet to be found.

The teen was fishing by the banks of the pond with two friends but slipped and fell into the pond. The Cyberjaya Fire and Rescue Station were alerted on the incident at 5.19pm and a team of eight officers and personnel arrived at the scene 30 minutes later. – Bernama, October 3, 2018.

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  • This is a real tragedy to the youth that drowned as well as to the rescuers who died. Question is how did all six of them died, something is not quite right here, lets hope some light to what actual happen are made available tomorrow.

    Posted 7 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply

  • Such sloppy reporting, this is unprecedented - professional divers drowning on a search & rescue mission? What were the circumstances? Was there a whirlpool, was the search carrried out in the dark, was it raining heavily at the time? It's a shocking loss of life and we need to know the background to the entire incident. My condolences to the families of all who lost their lives in this sad incident.

    Posted 7 years ago by Antares Maitreya · Reply

  • I cannot accept all 6 search and rescue divers drowned . Puchong mining pool are notoriously known as a dumping ground for toxic waste.

    Posted 7 years ago by John Fam · Reply

  • Why does the stupid 17 year old went for a swim there. Our BOMBA need some SHE practice code and not save some idiot who don't appreciate their own life.

    Posted 7 years ago by Luke Skywalker · Reply

  • A wanton waste of life. What's the SOP on this? Were the SOP followed? Do they need to be revised to prevent this in future?..

    Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply