KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing 46-year-old man at Talang Talang Island, Sematan, was expanded on Today (Sept 19).
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the third day of the search covered an area of 134.28 square nautical miles around the island’s waters.
“The overall area of the search is 587.48 square nautical miles.
“The search at sea is focused on where the victim’s jet ski was found, which is around the waters off Tanjung Sipang, Santubong.
“However, as of 12pm, no new clues have been found by rescuers,” he said.
In addition, the weather was reported to be good with wind speeds from 20km to 30km per hour and waves around 1.0m to 1.5m high.
Some 104 rescuers from various agencies, including civilians, took part in the operation with 11 boats and a drone.
Last Friday, the victim, identified as Lee Chong Loong, was reported missing by his friend around 10.15pm after a jet ski test turned tragic.
Both of them were reported to have left Pak Amit jetty towards Satang Island for the test run as well as to conduct fishing in the area.
According to the victim’s friend, they decided to continue their journey towards Telok Melano and Talang Talang Besar Island due to good weather conditions.
The friend realised that the victim was nowhere behind him and turned back to Talang Talang Besar Island to look for the victim but to no avail.
