PASIR GUDANG: A 14-year-old boy drowned after falling into a reservoir while casting a fishing net with three friends near Yoyo Rakit, Felda Cahaya Baru, Masai, today.
The District Fire and Rescue Department dispatched 11 personnel to the scene at 4.17pm and immediately launched a search and rescue operation to locate the boy.
Operations commander Ramli A Hamid said the victim, identified as Mohamad Saril Masrabi, fell into the reservoir while casting the net near the water gate with his friends.
His body was found at 5.25pm, about three metres from the spot where he had fallen.