No trace after three days of search
KUCHING: The search for the missing woman in Sungai Rayu entered its third day today without any signs of the victim. The operation will resume tomorrow (Apr 21) at 11 am. The search is led by Inspector Benjamin of the Lundu District Police and has encountered challenges due to receding water levels and the hazardous […]
Futile search for woman feared attacked by croc
LUNDU: The search for an elderly woman, who was feared to have been attacked by a crocodile at Sungai Kampung Rayu on April 17, enters its second day today. According to reports by the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) the search area now covers a one-kilometre stretch upstream and downstream from the last known location […]
Grief stricken daughter shares croc attack tragedy
KUCHING: There are no words to describe the feeling of sadness and grief felt by 54-year old Jini Mijar after she lost her mother to a crocodile attack at Sungai Rayu, Jalan Selang in Lundu on Wednesday (Apr 17). The eldest daughter of Minu Khien, 76, described her experience to New Sarawak Tribune when she […]
SAR team to adopt new approach to find croc victim
LUNDU: Rescue teams will employ alternative strategies in the search and rescue (SAR) efforts to locate the victim who was attacked by a crocodile in Kampung Sungai Rayu on Wednesday evening (Apr 17). Lundu district traffic officer (operations field officer) Inspector Benjamin Annau Kalom said the agencies involved will begin searching in the nearby river branches […]
Govt urged to look into increasing crocodile attacks on human beings
LUNDU: The Sarawak government has been urged to tackle the increasing crocodile population, which has led to crocodile attacks and sightings in non-habitat areas. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said crocodiles are now being found in urban areas such as Kuching Waterfront and residential drainage systems. She hoped that the […]
Construction worker fends off crocodile attack in Lawas
LAWAS: A construction worker’s quick thinking and bravery saved him from a potentially fatal crocodile attack in the mangrove area of Ulu Sungai Pelait Sundar last Wednesday (Feb 28). In a statement, Lawas police chief DSP Liong Tindan said the 26-year-old victim was searching for molluscs in the mangrove area around 3.40pm when a large […]
Kinabatangan police fire 22 shots before croc frees what’s left of victim
KINABATANGAN: Kinabatangan police had to fire 12 shots at a crocodile before it finally released a body part of the victim devoured by the reptile at Limddale Farm in Kampung Paris 2 near here yesterday. However, only the victim’s left leg was recovered, according to a statement from the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) last […]
Body of teen boy attacked by croc found
KUCHING: The body of 15-year-old Mohammad Faqrul Zaimi, who was fatally attacked by a crocodile in the Samariang Aman river was discovered with missing limbs this morning (Dec 24). A spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Petra Jaya station discovered the body afloat at around 11 am, approximately two kilometres […]
Teen’s last wish ends in crocodile horror
KUCHING: “Build a room for me, Dad; I’ve grown up, so I won’t be sleeping in the living room anymore.” That was the final request of Mohammad Faqrul Zaimi Jeffri, 15, the second of three siblings and believed to be a victim of a crocodile attack in the Lubak Bodo Besar river at Samariang on […]
Fisherman’s body discovered inside massive crocodile in Tawau
The search for an elderly fisherman, Addi Bangsa, 60, who had gone missing and was suspected to have been attacked by a crocodile in Sungai Kampung Mas-Mas Nasib Kita, Tawau, concluded today (July 23). Authorities found the man’s remains inside the stomach of a giant crocodile. Tawau’s Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Jemishin Ujin […]
