Chinese national, friend drown at waterfall in Kuala Kubu Baru

KUALA LUMPUR – A Chinese national and her Malaysian friend drowned after they were swept away by a water surge while bathing at the Kg Orang Asli Pertak waterfall in Kuala Kubu Baru, near here,

The incident happened following heavy rain upstream, which caused the water level to surge amid strong currents. 

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said the body of the woman from China, identified as Xia Yuan Ling, 55, was found pinned between rocks at 6.18pm, about 200m from where they were washed away. 

The body of Malaysian Jenny Wong, 52, was found trapped between rocks around 10.20pm, about 50m away from the first victim, he said in a statement. 

“We launched an operation to look for the victims by using surface search techniques. The search was called off at about 11pm,” he added. 

He said that on receiving a call at 5.30pm, five firemen from the Kuala Kubu Baru Fire and Rescue station were dispatched to the location.  

Razali said the two bodies had been sent to the Kuala Kubu Baru Hospital for a post-mortem. – Bernama, June 22, 2023