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Fire team rescues 9 youths trapped at Sg Kedondong

Victims aged between 16 and 20

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 18 Sep 2021 11:06AM

Fire team rescues 9 youths trapped at Sg Kedondong
The nine men after they were rescued in Sg Kedondong, Kuala Kubu Baru, yesterday. – Fire and Rescue Dept pic, September 18, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department rescued nine men who were trapped on a rocky area during high tide at Sg Kedondong, Kuala Kubu Baru, near here yesterday.

Its director, Norazam Khamis, said the department received a distress call at 7.55pm, following which a team of firemen from the Kuala Kubu Baru Fire and Rescue station rushed to the scene to rescue the victims, aged between 16 and 20.

When the fire team arrived at 8.27pm, only seven of them were still trapped, as two had been able to swim across the river to safety, he said in a statement today. – Bernama, September 18, 2021

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