In Johor, six-year-old boy drowns after falling into reservoir while fishing

Firemen used ropes and a stretcher to retrieve the body of the drowned boy from the reservoir in Jalan Budiman at Kampung Melayu Kulai in Kulai, Johor, November 4, 2026. — Picture courtesy of the Johor Fire and Rescue Department 

By Ben Tan

First Published: Wednesday, 04 Nov 2026 7:44 PM MYT

KULAI, Nov 4 — A six-year-old boy drowned after falling into a reservoir while fishing at Jalan Budiman in Kampung Melayu Kulai here today.

Kulai Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Awang Adzwan Awang Sahari said authorities received a distress call on the incident at 10.17am.

He said six personnel, assisted by an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit, were immediately dispatched to the scene that was located four kilometres from the fire station.

“Upon arrival, the responding team discovered that a boy had fallen into the reservoir and was believed to have drowned,” he said in a statement today.

Awang Adzwan said the team located the victim and carried out a rescue operation.

He said the team employed the use of ropes and a stretcher to retrieve the victim from the reservoir.

The victim, who is a Primary One pupil, was pronounced dead at the scene by a medical assistant.