Just barely a couple of weeks after the tragic death of little Aaliyah Aiman, another incident involving children occurs due to negligence of the responsible parties. Unbelievably, 22 pupils from various schools in the district of Kinta Selatan fell into the Kampar River while on a camping trip for a 1Malaysia themed activity. The suspension bridge on which they had been using for the duration of the camping to cross back and forth between their camping site and a school for the purpose of meals suddenly collapsed at 10.30pm during suppertime. A student witness at the time had said that some of the children were jumping up and down as well as shaking the bridge. Following this, the bridge shook and then collapsed with the hapless students on it. The students were reported to be hanging on for dear life onto the suspension cables. Most of them were rescued by a security guard and a teacher, but some unfortunately were swept up by the fast current and carried downstream. Search and rescue operations were initiated by police, army and fireman as well as Rela, but none of the missing were found initially. The next morning, about 12 hours after the incident the first survivors were found. At the end of the first day of search and rescue, 19 students were found to be safe, and the body of a 12 year old girl was found. Two other students were still missing at this point. Their bodies were later recovered far downriver- about 15-16km downstream a couple of days later. As with any high - profile tragedy, a committee has purportedly been set up to pin- point and punish the culprits who are responsible for this travesty happening. But the question is..will justice truly prevail?
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