Angler dies in suspected crocodile attack
KINABATANGAN: A woman was found dead today, believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while fishing on a riverbank in Kampung Tanjung Bulat Sinar Jaya, Kota Kinabatangan, near here. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, said the body of the woman, identified as Norsila Sayong, 32, was found by a search team at 6.53am […]
Human remains found in stomach of 15-foot croc
PADAWAN: Several pieces of a human skeleton found in the stomach of a 15-foot-long bull crocodile in Kampung Nyabut, Trombol, will take some time before it can be identified. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad when contacted said laboratory tests must be done first to identify the skeletons. “Laboratory tests need to be […]
Search operation ends after discussions with police
KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for missing seven-year-old Mohammad Adami Moktar, who was snatched away by a crocodile last Saturday (May 21), was called off after no new leads were found in the seven-day operation. Petra Jaya fire chief Latif Iring, in a statement, said the decision was made around 4 pm following […]
MP calls for timely, effective action to prevent croc attacks
KUCHING: Proactive and holistic measures should be taken by the relevant authorities to prevent further crocodile attacks in Sarawak. Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, who said this, was responding to two recent incidents in which a five-year-old boy and a 56-year-old man were attacked in Kampung Nyabut, Telaga Air and Sungai Ahong, Kampung Kangka, […]
Time for another croc head count following attacks
KUCHING: A new study on the habitat of crocodiles should be conducted by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) following recent attacks that claimed two lives within two days in Kampung Kangka and Kampung Trombol. Political Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Parliament) Datuk Seri Syed Hamzah Syed Paie said the study should be […]
Still no sign of Adami
KUCHING: Even with sufficient manpower, the search for crocodile attack victim Mohammad Adami Moktar remains fruitless as the operation enters day four today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said as of 6.40 pm yesterday, the teams did not find any clues to the whereabouts of the seven-year-old victim. The […]
No new leads in search for croc victims
KUCHING: No new leads have surfaced in the search and rescue (SAR) effort for crocodile attack victims Mohammad Adami Moktar in Telaga Air and the remaining body parts of Sebarang Bingkok in Lundu. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said as of 1.30pm today, the teams did not find any […]
Croc snatches boy from riverbank
KUCHING: Yet another crocodile attack has occurred in a span of three days and this time, it involved a seven-year-old boy who was playing with his two sisters by the riverbank at Kampung Nyabut, Telaga Air today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received an emergency call from […]
SAR team searches for body of croc attack victim in Lundu
LUNDU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was initiated today in Kampung Kangka, Jalan Sempadi, for the body of a man reported missing and believed to have been attacked by a crocodile. According to Lundu police chief DSP Damataries Lautin, the victim, identified as 56-year-old Sebarang Bingkok, was reported missing yesterday. A family member of […]
Croc attacked feared after woman disappears
MIRI: A search and Rescue (SAR) operation is underway for a 43-year-old local woman believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while fishing with her parents at Telong River in Batu Niah on Wednesday. The parents who saw her disappearing into the waters around noon immediately called up Bomba for assistance. “Four firemen were […]
