‘Drunk’ man drowns in pond

KUALA LUMPUR: A local man, believed to have been drunk, was found drowned in a retention pond in Tasik Puteri Centre Park, Batu Arang, Rawang.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis said firefighters from the Batu Arang fire station were deployed to the scene soon after they were alerted of the incident at 10.26am yesterday.

“The Batu Arang control centre received information from the police that a drunk man was believed to have jumped into a retention pond at about 10am.

“Firefighters at the site then conducted a search and found the victim at a depth of 3m at 1.33pm,” he told Bernama when contacted.

He said the remains of the victim was taken to Hospital Sungai Buloh for a post-mortem.