ALOR SETAR, Feb 15 — A quick-thinking, courageous action by a 12-year-old boy saved his friend from drowning at Pantai Pasir Hitam in Langkawi yesterday.

Faris Danish Zulfadli, a pupil at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Penghulu Ahmad, said that during the incident, he and two friends had just finished cross-country running practice before heading to the beach to rest.