12-year-old Razziq Iqram Shah expressed deep regret for being unable to save his friend, Muhammad Farish Syazwi Mohd Shukri, 12, who drowned in Sungai Kupang, Baling. While fishing, Farish slipped and fell into the river. Razziq jumped in and managed to grab him, but Farish struggled and slipped away. Razziq tried to reach him with a stick, but Farish couldn't grasp it and drowned. The river was undergoing cleaning and embankment work due to frequent flooding.
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