Police said a five-year-old boy drowned when he lost his balance and was swept away by currents while playing in Sungai Jerong Bikam in Sungkai today. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim

TAPAH, Dec 3 — A five-year-old boy drowned when he lost his balance and was swept away by currents while playing in Sungai Jerong Bikam, Sungkai, 24.6 kilometre from here, today.