IPOH: A 20-year-old man drowned while swimming with four friends at Taman Suria Waterfall near Taiping this afternoon.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said teams from the Taiping and Kamunting fire and rescue stations were dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call at 2.10pm.
“Upon the arrival at the scene, it was found that the victim had been taken out of the water by his friends,” he said in a statement.
Sabarodzi said firefighters performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene by Health Ministry personnel.
“The victim’s body was handed over to the police for further action, and the operation ended at 4.20pm,” he added.