Body of drown victim recovered

KUCHING: The body of a man who fell from a vessel near Isthmus Bridge, Jalan Dermaga here last Wednesday, was found today. The victim was identified as Santosh Kumar, 23, an Indian national. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson said the search and rescue (SAR) operation’s control post received a call from the public […]

Fallen Indian national feared drown

KUCHING: A male Indian national is suspected to have drowned after he fell off from a vessel near Isthmus Bridge, Jalan Dermaga, here today. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call about the incident was received at 3.12pm. The victim was identified as Santosh Kumar, aged 23. Upon receiving the call, […]

Drowned teenage victim found

KUCHING: The body of a teenage boy feared drown when bathing in a river at Kampung Segedup, Batu Kawa, was found on Tuesday (Sept 22) morning. It was found less than two hours after the tragic incident. Identified as Hairi Hakimi, 14, the victim was reported to be bathing at the river with his friends. He […]

Body found floating near village

SARATOK: A body was found floating at Sungai Kampung Alit around 10am on Friday (Sept 18). The body belonged to a victim of a sinking boat due to typhoon when fishing near Alit waters near here last Wednesday night. According to Sarawak Bomba Operations Centre, the body was identified as Azrol Nen, 31. “The body […]

Drowned fisherman found

TANJUNG MANIS: The body of an Indonesian man who fell off a fishing boat on September 7 was found floating here by a fisherman, on Thursday. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the Tanjung Manis fire station received a call on the find by a fisherman from Kampung Rajang. Upon receiving the call, […]

Man found drowned

SARIKEI: A man was found drowned after he was reported to have fallen into the river from a barge at Kampung Seberang, Jalan Langsat on Monday (Sept 7). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, an emergency call pertaining to the incident was received around 10am and a team of firefighters from […]

Body of missing foreign man found

SIBU: The body of a foreign man who had been reported missing has been found at Kampung Serban Batang Lassa, Daro. Sibu deputy police chief DSP Supt Collin Babat said the deceased, identified as Pandey Saurev, 21, from India, was reported missing on Monday (July 20) after he fell off the vessel he was working […]

Search going on for missing Indian national

SIBU: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing Indian citizen who is believed to have drowned in Sungau Rejang, near Pulau Kampung Banyok, here entered its second day on Tuesday (July 21). According to the Sibu deputy police district Supt Colin Babat the first day operation started from Rejang Port until Paradom Jetty […]

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 […]

Body of missing man found afloat

KANOWIT: The body of a man reported missing at Nanga Sengkabang Matau in Sungai Machan on June 10, was found on Friday. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement, said the body was found afloat around 9.45am about 5km from where he was last seen. The victim, identified as Jonathan Madang, 40, […]