At a camp in Malaysia, a group of school girls aged 10-12 were put into a muddy pit with the task of working together to get out.
As they begin to climb, the adults start spraying them with water to make the task a little more difficult. Adding insult to injury, the pit was filled with snakes.
Camp instructors said that the incident “builds character.”
Malaysian Civil Defence Force deputy director-general of operations Selamat Dahalan said the incident was being investigated and a report should be ready within a week.
“We regret that this has happened. This is an individual act and not sanctioned by the department. In fact, it is against our standard operating procedure to have such training for primary school children,” he said.
Civil Defence Department officials will meet with the parents of those involved to explain the situation.
