Ex-Police Officer Rescues Teens From Being Swept Away
By Yulz. Wednesday, 12. September 2007, 09:23:48
Bandar Seri Begawan - Two teenagers are lucky to be alive today after a passer-by came to their aid as they were swept away by the waters in a concrete drain in Kg Mata-Mata, Gadong, last Sunday afternoon.
The two boys shouted for help as they drifted away for 200 metres inside the drain. They were close to being swept away into the river.
Fortunately, Ex-Cpl Awang Diamon Hj Tengah who was searching for a piece of land that was advertised for sale heard their cries and threw a cable into the drain.
"I tied one end of the cable to the metal barrier and threw the other end to the boys," said the former police officer who has experience in handling such situations while in the police force.
"Luckily they managed to grab hold of the cable," he said, adding that it was raining heavily that afternoon. "I was worried, as they could have slammed their heads onto the concrete planks under one of the bridges."
It was learnt that one of the boys fell into the drain in front of his house as he was trying to retrieve one of his slippers. His older brother also fell into the drain as he tried to pull him.
The family's maid said that she ran to the garage to get a long hose when she saw the boys in the drain. However, by the time she got the hose, the boys had already drifted away.
Awang Diamon told the boys not to play near the drain again. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
The two boys shouted for help as they drifted away for 200 metres inside the drain. They were close to being swept away into the river.
Fortunately, Ex-Cpl Awang Diamon Hj Tengah who was searching for a piece of land that was advertised for sale heard their cries and threw a cable into the drain.
"I tied one end of the cable to the metal barrier and threw the other end to the boys," said the former police officer who has experience in handling such situations while in the police force.
"Luckily they managed to grab hold of the cable," he said, adding that it was raining heavily that afternoon. "I was worried, as they could have slammed their heads onto the concrete planks under one of the bridges."
It was learnt that one of the boys fell into the drain in front of his house as he was trying to retrieve one of his slippers. His older brother also fell into the drain as he tried to pull him.
The family's maid said that she ran to the garage to get a long hose when she saw the boys in the drain. However, by the time she got the hose, the boys had already drifted away.
Awang Diamon told the boys not to play near the drain again. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
WIDGETIZE
How to use Quote function: