Why did the friends wait to contact the fire department?

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The friends waited to contact the fire department after a UiTM student drowned while swimming.

A Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) student drowned while swimming with nine friends at the Tasik Puteri waterfall in Dungun. The victim was identified as 19-year-old Amirul Danish Zamri, a first-year Mechanical Engineering student. The fire department was contacted at approximately 11:18 am on the day of the incident.
Discovery of the drowning

The incident involved Amirul Danish Zamri, a first-year Mechanical Engineering student at UiTM, who was swimming with a group of nine friends at the Tasik Puteri waterfall. The circumstances surrounding the drowning itself are not detailed beyond the fact that it occurred while he was in the water with his companions.
Notification of emergency services

Emergency services were alerted to the situation at around 11:18 am. The report indicates that the victim is believed to have drowned suddenly before his friends made contact with the fire department.
Rescue operation and recovery

Following the notification, a team comprising 10 firefighters from the Bandar Al Muktafi Billah Shah Fire and Rescue Station, along with two members of the Water Rescue Team from Kuala Berang, was dispatched to the scene. Rescuers located the body of Amirul Danish Zamri at 12:42 pm, at the base of the waterfall. The victim's remains were found at an estimated depth of seven metres and were subsequently handed over to the police for further procedures at Dungun Hospital.

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