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Boy found drowned in Tawau
Published on: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Published on: Wed, Jan 11, 2023
By: Lagatah Toyos
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Boy found drowned in Tawau
The water catchment in question.
TAWAU: A four-year-old boy was found drowned, believed to have fallen into a water catchment in front of his house in Jalan Kuhara, near the Tawau Water Department pump house, on Monday.

The boy’s body was found floating in the reservoir by villagers a few hours after the incident.

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The victim, Mohd Denel Zainal Abidin, was believed to have fallen while taking a shower.

According to Tawau Civil Defence (APM) officer Captain (PA) Japli Siping, a team rushed to the location after receiving an emergency call from the public at 5.25pm and found the boy dead.
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