00:00A seven-year-old boy, who was fighting for his life at Malacca Hospital after nearly
00:07drowning in a swimming pool at an apartment in Taman Kota Laksamana last Sunday, has passed
00:12away. State Health, Human Resources and Unity Committee Chairman Datuk Ngwehi Sem said the
00:19body of the youngest of two siblings was handed over to the family at 12.05 p.m. on Tuesday,
00:25Sinar Harian reported. The remains of Ahmad Firdaus Iqbal will be laid to rest in Taman Rinting,
00:31Pasir Gudang, Johor. Preliminary police investigations found that the child went to the
00:37swimming pool with his family at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday. Malacca Tengah Police Chief, Assistant
00:44Commissioner Christopher Patit, said his family later realized that the child was not in the pool.
00:50While searching for him, they found several members of the public pulling the victim out
00:54of the pool. A rescue team provided initial resuscitation before transporting him to the
01:00pediatric intensive care unit at Malacca Hospital.
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