TAWAU: A 10-year-old boy drowned while swimming at Kinabutan River at Mile 5 Apas Road here yesterday.
District Fire and Rescue Department station chief Rudy Fredzex said Mohd Faisal bin Khairuddin was swimming with friends and was reported missing about 3.45pm after he tried to swim towards a dam.
He said five personnel from the department rushed to the scene and started searching using the open surface rescue method for the victim at 3.49pm.
Rudy said the victim was found at 4.39pm by firemen with the help of villagers.