KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Three Yemeni men experienced moments of panic after being trapped by a water surge while bathing at Sungai Kedondong waterfall in Batang Kali near here yesterday evening.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations deputy director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said they received an emergency call at 4.12 pm and arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later.
He said six firefighters and a fire engine from the Kuala Kubu Bharu station were deployed to the location.
“Two were rescued by bystanders unharmed, while the third, who was trapped at the edge of a three-metre drop, suffered a hand injury but was rescued by firefighters,” he said in a statement today.
All victims were handed over to Health Ministry officials for further treatment.
