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  LUMUT: A 5-year-old French boy died after being stung by a jellyfish while swimming at Teluk Nipah beach in Pulau Pangkor here on Monday. French boy dies after being stung by jellyfish in Pangkor In the 6.45pm incident, the victim was believed to have been stung on the stomach, left hand and left leg. The victim was declared dead while receiving treatment at Pangkor Health Clinic. Manjung police chief Assistant Commissioner Nor Omar Sappi today said police were contacted by the clinic staff, who reported that the boy had died. "An examination of the victim's body found that there were wounds believed to be jellyfish stings on the abdomen, left hand and left leg. The boy's death was confirmed by a medical officer." Nor Omar said the boy and his family had come to Pangkor for a holiday. "The case has been classified as sudden death," he said, adding that the body had been taken to the Forensic Unit of Seri Manjung Hospital for a post-mortem.

A standard six girl was tragically killed where she was believed to have been struck by lightning while talking on her smartphone, in an incident at Kampung Sungai Raya in Gua Musang, Kelantan, yesterday evening. According to Berita Harian, the victim, Nur Asyqin Qistina M Nor Zawawi was found unconscious by her father, M Nor Zawawi Awang, in her bedroom at 4.50pm. M Nor Zawawi said that prior to that, a loud lightning explosion was heard as it was raining, leading to power cuts at his home. He said that he was at a nearby surau during the incident for Asar prayer. “I went back home and check on any damages before returning to the surau. But not long after that, my wife came around and told me that my daughter is unconscious. “I found a burn mark on her right arm and also on the mattress while her smartphone was found nearby (her body),” the 54-year-old father was quoted as saying. M Nor Zawawi said that he had rushed her daughter to Klinik Kuala Betis for treatment, where his daughter