A father in Malaysia sacrificed himself and died while trying to save his son from drowning after their car had plunged into a river.
According to The Star, 40-year-old Lasibi Lawadihu, was with his son, 5-year-old Mushab Umair Lasibi at a river in Putatan, Sabah, Malaysia on 26 March at about 5.30pm in the evening.
His son was inside his car, a blue coloured Perodua Myvi that was parked nearby with the engine running, as he fished in the river.
The car then suddenly rolled forward and plunged into the river, and Lasibi then jumped into the water after the car in an attempt to save his son from drowning.
He had managed to rescue his son and get him out of the car, and another man who was also fishing nearby then helped him to hold onto his son.
However, the father then went under the water and disappeared.
His son was then sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment that evening and the authorities were then alerted to the incident.
A search and rescue operation was then launched by the authorities to find Lasibi on that same day, and his body was found the following day on 27 March.
Lasib’s body was found about 300 metres away from the site of the incident by a police drone and was retrieved to shore on 27 March at about 9.15am.
The body was then sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for post mortem.
Netizens’ comments
This is the love of the father. A true hero. It is a tragedy, but I pray that your son will remember you and live a good life for you. RIP
Real hero to prioritize and save his son’s life before his #RIP
Though its naturally the love for their child make them an angel. Lets pray for this angel
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