Bathing woman disappears after croc attack
MIRI: Another case of human-wildlife conflict. A woman is said to have been attacked by a crocodile while bathing in Sungai Peking, Tinjar Bakong here today (April 2). And the authorities wasted no time in launching a search and rescue (SAR) operation. A spokeman for the State Fire Depatment operations centre said firemen from Lopeng station were deployed to the scene following a distress call around 12.30pm. “According to the caller, the woman in her 30s, was said to be bathing with her child in the river. “As her child went ashore to take a bucket, residents around the area saw the victim attacked by a crocodile,” the spokesperson said. As at press time, rescuers were still searching for the victim.
Croc attack victim’s family to receive aid
OYA: The family of a victim of a recent crocodile attack here is expected to receive RM20,000 from Tabung Amanah Serangan Binatang Buas. This was announced by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah when she visited Julia Jaidil, 40 and her four children aged between three to 12 […]
Daughter yearns for father’s return
KUCHING: “Mum, why did that animal (crocodile) take my father?” This was the haunting question posed to Manisa Musa by her daughter following the disappearance of husband and father Azyan Azhar after he was attacked by a crocodile in Sungai Meranek here. According to Manisa, a housewife, she received the tragic news of her husband’s […]
Wrong crocodiles, says anguished father of victim
BY BARINA NANI KOTA SAMARAHAN: The crocodiles hauled up to the Muara Tuang ferry point yesterday are “not the ones that grabbed my son Atan,” said Azhar Razali. Azhar, 55, added that he was still reeling from the loss of his son Azyan, known lovingly as Atan, having witnessed up close the tragedy. Atan was […]
Croc farming potential source of income
BY AFIEZUL SAMIT KUCHING: Samarahan Crocodile Hunters (SCH), established last December, sees the breeding of crocodiles as a potential source of income. SCH was established to deal with the threat of crocodiles, especially in Sungai Meranek, Kota Samarahan. Its director Datuk Idris Buang said SCH was in the process of looking at suitable technology to […]
Search for croc victim continues
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for a fisherman who was attacked by a crocodile in Kampung Meranek river entered day two today.. In its statement, the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said surface searching activity was increased to a 10km radius from upstream and downstream areas of the scene. “This includes the […]
SAR for crocodile attack victim
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A search-and-rescue (SAR) operation is underway for a fisherman who was earlier attacked by a crocodile in Kampung Meranek river early this morning. The victim, identified as Azyan Azhar, 28, was said to have gone to the river with his father to pull their shrimp nets at 3.45am. Shortly after, a crocodile jumped […]
Estate worker hurt in croc attack
LAWAS: An estate worker in Trusan was seriously injured after being mauled by a crocodile on yesterday morning. The Indonesian man, identified as Sulu Maralang, 46, managed to free himself from the reptile’s grip by poking its eyes. Lawas district police chief DSP Roslan Leman said the incident occurred at 10.40am when the victim was harvesting […]
Only upper body found
CROCODILE ATTACK MIRI: The body of an Indonesian man, believed to be attacked by a crocodile, was discovered by a shipping company employee in a large ditch at Jalan Perlis, Kuala Baram today. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, the victim identified as Muhammad Syopyan Nasution, 24, was found around […]
12 deaths so far
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) recorded 12 deaths involving crocodile attacks in Sarawak from 2018 to date. State Bomba director Khirudin Drahman disclosed that as of Aug 26 this year, there have been six crocodile attacks throughout the state. In 2020, five men have fallen victim while one is still missing, believed to […]
