00:01Several teenagers have been hailed as heroes after diving into a flooded river to rescue
00:06two women stranded at the Tamparuli Bridge on Thursday evening. The boys, believed to be in
00:12their early teens, jumped into the floodwaters with an older person at around 7pm after noticing
00:18a car breakdown and nearly get swept away. Passersby and villagers who spotted the danger
00:24shouted at the driver to stop and warned them not to proceed because of the strong currents.
00:34The rescuers managed to get the two women out of the car and retrieve some of their
00:39belongings. Their story was widely shared on social media, drawing praise from netizens.
00:45It is learnt that the two tourists from Johor had rented the car and had never used the
00:50road before. They were travelling from Kundasang back to Kota Kinabalu when floods hit many
00:55parts of Sabah after continuous heavy rain. Following a mobile navigation app, they were
01:00unaware of the water levels and unfamiliar with the bridge and river.
01:04both women were reported safe but shaken while the car was towed to a workshop on Friday.
01:09in the end of the day.
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