6 Malaysian rescue divers drown in bid to save 17 year old boy


Kuala Lumpur: Six Malay­s­ian rescue divers drowned in a freak accident while sea­r­ching for a boy who had gone missing in a pool at an aband­oned tin mine, officials said on Thurs­day. The 17-year-old boy had gone missing on Wednes­day while fishing in the pool popular with anglers in the Puchong west, Kuala Lumpur. Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, fire and rescue depar­t­­ment director-general, said the divers encountered strong under­currents that spun them around in the murky water.