An uncovered manhole led to the untimely demise of a young boy after he fell right into it and subsequently died.
According to a report by Harian Metro, the tragedy occurred along Jalan Pedada in Sibu, Sarawak, yesterday (Aug 4).
2yo M’sian boy falls into manhole & dies
A spokesperson from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s (JBPM) Operations Centre (PGO) told the Malay daily that an emergency call about the incident at 6.29pm.
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When a team from the Sibu Sentral Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) arrived at the scene, they were told by the boy’s father that his two-year-old son had fallen into the manhole.
A search operation was subsequently launched at 6.55pm, which came to a tragic conclusion when the boy’s body was found floating in the sewer at 7pm.
After retrieving the boy’s body, medical officers from the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed his passing.
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The body was later handed over to the police for further action.
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first case of people losing their lives to manholes:
