M'sian teen dies while skateboarding in Australia

A Malaysian teenager, Mohammad Farhan Fudhail Mohammad Farid, died in a skateboarding incident in Townsville, Queensland, Australia yesterday.

The mother of the 16-year-old boy, known as Natasha, said they were preparing to bring home the body.

Australian media today reported that Mohammad Farhan from Kuantan, Pahang, was skateboarding downhill with friends before crashing into a pole.

According to the report, which quoted Queensland police, the teenager was wearing a helmet during the 2.30pm incident, but was in critical condition when paramedics arrived at the scene at Jezzine Barracks, North Ward.

The teen was in Australia for holidays with his family.

Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry secretary-general Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob said Wisma Putra had contacted Natasha and the process to bring back the body to Malaysia was being carried out by the High Commission of Malaysia in Canberra.

"The victim's mother is still waiting for the post-mortem results, and the body is expected to be brought back to Malaysia via Malaysia Airlines,” he said. — Bernama.