KUCHING: A 20-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the bathroom of a house at Jalan Batu Kawa here this morning and was later pronounced dead.
The Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) Sarawak in a statement said they received a distress call at 8:34 am, and dispatched a team of seven firefighters from the Batu Lintang fire and rescue station to the scene.
According to the department, upon arrival, the rescue team found the woman unresponsive inside the bathroom.
It said the bathroom door had already been opened by the woman’s father prior to the arrival of the rescue team, and therefore no rescue operation was carried out.
Personnel from the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) later arrived at the scene.
The case was subsequently handed over to the relevant authorities for further investigation.
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