IPOH: A 16-year-old boy was found drowned at the Lata Air Hitam waterfalls in Batu Kurau, Taiping.

       A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim is Mohammad Fathussalam Mohd Baharulnizam and added that he was found about 2m away from where he was playing on Saturday (Dec 25) afternoon.

       "We received the distress call at about 12.15pm. His body was found at about 12.50pm,” he said in a statement.

       "The body has been sent to the Taiping Hospital for the next course of action," he added.