Prophetic last words of friends who drowned in Indonesia
Published on: Friday, April 22, 2016
SEPANG: "Do not have too much fun, God can take it away in the blink of an eye."These were the last words of the two Malaysians who drowned in the Cunca Wulang waterfall picnic area in Mibeliling district in Flores, Indonesia.Mohamad Imran Helmy Had, 24, said although there were no obvious changes in behaviour of his friends, Mohamad Azfar Tahir and Mohammad Ezzaq Azumi before the fateful incident, he would always remember the words they had said.
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He said the three of them, together with two others at the scene of the incident had been close friends since primary school days, travelling together and pursuing common activities."Swimming in the waterfall was to have been our last outing before returning to Malaysia after a week's stay in Indonesia, and I did not expect that the words they uttered in jest would be their last," he told reporters soon after arriving at the KLIA 2 from Denpasar.With him were his two friends, Mohamad Qayyum Pirdous and Muhammad Nurhafiz Bor Adzmi, both 23.Besides Mohamad Azfar, 23, from Kuala Lumpur and Mohammad Ezzaq, 23, from Kelantan, a Flores resident who was believed to have been their guide,
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Wenseslaus Hendro Akung, 39, also drowned in the incident.Reflecting on the tragedy, Mohamad Imran said they had checked the water level and conditions at the waterfall before deciding to bathe there.
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The depth of the water was between five to seven metres, and at the time of the incident at 11.30am, the water was calm.Mohamad Imran said Mohamad Azfar was the fourth person to dive into the water and as soon as he did, he drowned. Mohammad Ezzaq and Hendro followed suit, only to drown, as well."I could only scream for help but at that time, there were not many people there," he said, adding that he did not jump into the water as he did not know how to swim.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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