Body found floating in river near Tanjung Bako

KUCHING: The body of a man was found floating in the Sarawak River near Tanjung Bako here on Thursday (Feb 18). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a call regarding the incident was received at around 11.50am before a team from the Kota Samarahan station was deployed to the location. “The operations […]

Body of victim who jumped into river recovered

SIMUNJAN: The body of a 30-year-old man who jumped into Sungai Buloh last Thursday, was recovered this afternoon (Feb 13). Simunjan fire chief Mat Undik said the body was found in a fishing net around 12.50pm by villagers. Firefighters retrieved the body and brought it to the Sungai Buloh ferry point for the family to […]

Missing teen found dead without several body parts

BINTULU: The body of a 14-year-old boy, believed to have been attacked by a crocodile in Sungai Kuala Tatau, has been found. The body, minus the right hand and several other parts, was discovered around 12.20am early this morning. The victim, identified as Affanirul Abdullah, was located about 400m from the location where he disappeared […]

Man who fell into Sarawak river found drowned

KUCHING: The body of a 33-year-old man who fell into the Sarawak River last Thursday was found yesterday near the Lajim river port in Kampung No. 6, here. The State Fire Department operations centre said the man, identified as Awangku Sahiful Awangku Sazali, was found afloat in the river about 2.5km from where he fell. […]

Body of man reported missing in Santubong found

KUCHING: The body of a man, who was reported last seen boarding a boat in Santubong last Sunday, was found today in the Trombol Beach area about 30 kilometres from here. According to a spokesman at the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (PGO), the body of Samsudin Beden, 59, was found by villagers at […]

Man’s body found in drain

MIRI: The body of a local man was found floating in a drain at Jalan Kuala Baram last Sunday (Dec 20). Baram police chief DSP Joe Hang said the body was discovered around 3.30pm in a drain at Liku Estate. A police team deployed to the scene identified the dead person as Sylvester Ulin Jugah, […]

Body of missing man found

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Search parties have recovered the body of man who went missing after he failed to return home when he went to search for river snails, at Kampung Meranek on Dec 14. State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the remains of Mohd Razib Hamran, 24 was found about a kilometre upriver by […]

Body of drowned man found

SONG: The body of a man, who drowned after his boat capsized in a river near Rumah Peragok, Nanga Tengadak last Wednesday (Dec 9), was found today. The State Fire Department operations centre said the body of Wilson Rimba, 25, was found around 12.15pm within a 500-metre radius from where his capsized boat was found. […]

Body of senior citizen found

SIBU: The  body of a senior citizen, reported missing in Sungai Katibas last Saturday, was  found  floating in Kampung Rassau, Sungai Igan on Thursday. Song police chief, DSP Rowney Michael confirmed the information when contacted. He said the body of the victim — identified as Tuno Kudi, 59 — was found with his right palm […]

Body of drowned man,77, found

DALAT: The body of a septuagenarian from Kampung Medong Dalat feared drowned at Kampung Medong jetty on Wednesday, was found this morning. The State Fire and Rescue Department’s (Bomba’s) operations centre informed that villagers found the body about 100 metres from where he was said to have drowned. Bomba said the victim’s body was discovered […]