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South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Malaysian boy drowns after being chased by herd of cows
A seven-year-old boy has drowned after being chased by wild cattle into a river in Malaysia 's northern state of Kelantan, in a tragedy that highlights the dangers of free-roaming livestock in the country. Advertisement The boy was playing with three friends near his home in Kampung Kelaweh, Machang, on Wednesday afternoon when a herd of cows started chasing them, according to a report from the Bernama news agency. In their attempt to escape, all four fell into the river, located about 500 metres (1,640 feet) away. While the boy was swept away, his friends managed to save themselves by clinging to bushes on the riverbank. Authorities received an emergency call at about 4.20pm and quickly headed to the area. 'The team searched the area mentioned. The victim was found at 5.07pm, about half a metre (1.6 feet) from the reported location, and was pronounced dead by Ministry of Health personnel,' Machang Fire and Rescue Station Operations Commander Muhamad Osman told Bernama. Advertisement The boy's body has been handed over to the police.
South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Malaysian boy, 7, drowns in river after being chased by herd of cows
A seven-year-old boy has drowned after being chased by wild cattle into a river in Malaysia 's northern state of Kelantan, in a tragedy that highlights the dangers of free-roaming livestock in the country. The boy was playing with three friends near his home in Kampung Kelaweh, Machang, on Wednesday afternoon when a herd of cows started chasing them, according to a report from the Bernama news agency. In their attempt to escape, all four fell into the river, located about 500 metres (1,640 feet) away. While the boy was swept away, his friends managed to save themselves by clinging to bushes on the riverbank. Authorities received an emergency call at about 4.20pm and quickly headed to the area. 'The team searched the area mentioned. The victim was found at 5.07pm, about half a metre (1.6 feet) from the reported location, and was pronounced dead by Ministry of Health personnel,' Machang Fire and Rescue Station Operations Commander Muhamad Osman told Bernama. The boy's body has been handed over to the police.
Malay Mail
5 days ago
- Malay Mail
Chased by wild cattle, seven-year-old boy falls into river and drowns
KOTA BHARU, Aug 14 — A seven-year-old boy was found drowned, believed to have been chased by a herd of wild cattle before falling into Sungai Kaabah in Kampung Kelaweh, Machang, yesterday afternoon. Machang Fire and Rescue Station operations commander, Senior Fire Officer II Muhamad Osman, said in a statement that a call about the incident was received at 4.22pm. 'The team searched the area mentioned. The victim was found at 5.07pm, about 0.5 metres from the reported location, and was pronounced dead by Ministry of Health personnel,' he said, adding that the body had been handed over to the police. He said the victim was reportedly playing with three friends before being chased by the cattle and falling into the river, located about 500 metres from his home. Muhamad said the victim's friends managed to save themselves by clinging to bushes on the riverbank. — Bernama
