Man dies trying to save son from drowning in Putatan pond
Published on: Monday, March 27, 2023
By: Jimmy Goh
Rescuers move the man's body from a pond in Putatan on Mar 26, 2023. (Photo: Daily Express/Jimy Goh)
PUTATAN: A man sacrificed his life trying to save his son from drowning after their car landed in a pond in front of a construction site at Kg Jalan Imbaan Sailan, here, on Sunday.
Lasibi Lawahidu's body was discovered on Monday some 800 metres from where he was last seen.
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His five-year-old son is being treated at the hospital after being rescued by bystanders.
The 40-year-old man was believed to have been fishing while the boy was inside the Myvi when the site suddenly collapsed, causing it to fall into the pond.
Another version of events was that the son had played with the car's gear shift, causing it to move forward before crashing into the pond.
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