Eight-year-old boy rescued after leg gets stuck in drain cover in Sibu school

[BorneoPost] - 03/6/2025

SIBU (March 6): An eight-year-old boy endured a distressing ordeal when his leg became trapped in a metal drain cover at a Chinese vernacular school (SJKC) in Sibu Jaya today. According to a spokesperson from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, the incident occurred (…)



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