KUALA LUMPUR: Six Fire and Rescue Department divers were killed while looking for a teenage boy who fell into a mining pond in Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong today.
Authorities said four of the divers, from Klang station, were identified as Mohd Fatah Hashim, 34, Izatul Akma Wan Ibrahim, 32, Mazlan Omarbaki, 25, and Yahya Ali, 24.
The other two; Adnan Othman, 33, and Muhammad Hifdzul Malik Shaari, 25, were from Shah Alam station.
They were searching for a 17-year-old male victim who was reported to have slipped and fell into the mining pool about 5pm.
It was learnt that the victim was with two friends about to start their fishing activities.
His friends then informed nearby residents to contact the Fire and Rescue Department.
A Selangor Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said rescuers managed to pull the divers from the water.
"A medical team at the scene administered Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on them but to no avail.
“All six were then pronounced dead. Their bodies have been sent to Serdang Hospital for post mortem,” he said.
The spokesman added that the teen had yet to be found.