Tragic News

We have just got word that a young boy died at Hubby's former Hotel.

The story below is copy pasted from: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/3/nation/2176153&sec=nation

GEORGE TOWN: A festive holiday trip turned tragic for a family when a 12-year-old boy accidentally fell and drowned in a swimming pool at a hotel in Batu Ferringhi here.

The boy, had come to Penang with his parents and elder brother from Kajang, Selangor, for a two-day trip on Wednesday.

His father Mr X, 59, said the family started looking for him at 7pm after they realised he was missing.

“I spotted him in the pool some time after 8pm,” he told pressmen at the Penang Hospital forensic unit yesterday, where he was with his inconsolable wife Mrs X, 53, elder son MrZ, 26, and several other family members to claim the body.

Mr X said paramedics in the ambulance tried to resuscitate the boy but failed.

It is believed that the boy slipped and fell into the pool that was closed after 8pm.

His body was found fully clothed.

Police said they did not suspect foul play.