15 more bodies from Batang Kali landslide identified

KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen more bodies recovered from the landslide location at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya, have been identified as at 1pm today. Of the 24 bodies recovered so far, 21 have been identified. The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) said the identification process was conducted using three methods, namely DNA, finger […]

Body of excavator driver recovered

BAU: Firefighters on Tuesday (Sept 14) finally managed to extricate the body of a driver of an excavator from beneath fallen rocks in a quarry at Jalan Tanjung Durian here on Monday (Sept 13). The body of Anthony Kanna, 48, was extricated at 12.23pm, approximately 21 hours after the rocks fell on him and his […]

Croc bite marks found on body of missing man

KUCHING:  The body of a 50-year-old man, reported missing since yesterday (May 12), was found with crocodile bite marks on the right hand. Bungkung Chalin was reported to have gone to the river alone at 5 pm yesterday to set up drift nets but failed to return home afterwards. Villagers recovered his body at 10.30 […]

Body of bathing woman who disappears after croc attack recovered

MIRI: Rescuers have recovered the body of a woman who was reportedly attacked by a crocodile at Sungai Peking, Tinjar Bakong last Friday. The victim, Runyan Tempan, 38, fondly known as ‘Bini Mawat’, was found floating about 100 metres from Rumah Mathis Depa’s longhouse jetty, Sungai Peking Tinjar Bakong at 10.30am this morning. Runyan reportedly […]

Body of missing fisherman found

OYA: The body of a missing fisherman feared to have been attacked by a crocodile last Friday, was recovered by rescuers on Sunday. The victim identified as Alibaba Dahri, 52, was found by local folks around 5.50am in a river near Kampung Senau, about 8km from the control post. Rescuers were immediately alerted to the […]

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 […]

Body of drowned man found

BINTULU: The body of a 52-year-old man, who drowned after falling into Sungai Murum in Belaga on Saturday afternoon, was found at 11.30am on Sunday. Johny Mering’s body was floating some 200 metres from the spot where he was reported missing at 2.25pm on Saturday.  A search and rescue (SAR) team was immediately mounted to […]

Missing fisherman found dead

KUCHING: The remains of a fisherman, who went missing after falling from his vessel at the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority (LKIM) jetty in Tanjung Bako-Samarahan, have been found. The Search and Rescue (SAR) team had resumed search on the third day of operation since Monday to locate the 40-year-old Thai national. Fellow fishermen notified the […]