Drowning cause of teen’s death
PADAWAN: A teenage boy found floating in Sungai Cina, Matang on Wednesday afternoon (Dec 6), was confirmed to have died from drowning. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said that the 13-year-old was pronounced dead by Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and the cause of death was drowning. “The case is being investigated as […]
Body of one drowning victims found
KUCHING: The body of one of the drowning victims was found at Sungai Rayu, Matang here at 5.48 pm yesterday. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Ooeration centre, the body of Lee Jun Suhia, 34, was found by the Search and Rescue team (SAR) while his 17 year-old sister, Lee Huai Fen is still missing. […]
Quick response team for water rescue and recovery soon
MIRI: A Safety Water and Rescue team or SWART will be established, Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) national director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid has disclosed. “In Sarawak, we have many locations identified as high-risk areas involving drowning incidents, thus the establishment of SWART is indeed a must to provide swift response,” he pointed out […]
Body of man feared drown found afloat
MUKAH: The body of a man feared to have fallen into Batang Igan river while returning home from his vaccination appointment was found afloat yesterday (June 28). A spokesman from the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the victim, identified as James Maun, 48, was discovered by villagers at 4.35pm, about 500 metres […]
Man drowns while bathing
SIBURAN: A 31-year-old man drowned while bathing at a riverbank near a water treatment plant at Kampung Sungai Langsat in Siburan here today (May 13). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the victim, identified as Bonnie Kota, was reported to have slipped and fallen into the river while he was bathing. […]
Case of drowning diver classified as sudden death
MIRI: The case of a body found floating at a diving site in Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park has been classified by the local police as sudden death pending the results of a post-mortem. Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari on Monday confirmed that the body of a 34-year-old man surnamed ‘Ling’ from Sibu was found […]
Bid to take own life foiled
MIRI: Members of the public managed to save a woman, believed to be a Chinese national, who attempted to drown herself in the sea at Lutong beach on Wednesday morning. Some 10 people including food and beverage traders in the area pulled the woman out of the water to safety. According to eye-witnesses, the woman, […]
Drown victim found after 3-day search
DARO: The body of 11-year-old Mohamad Amirul Dedy Susanto was discovered on Wednesday evening (July 22) after he was reported missing when he slipped and fell into the river at Kampung Hilir, Kuala Matu on Monday (July 20). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that the victim’s body was found at 4.30pm about […]
Body of drowned fisherman found on Belawai Beach
SIBU: The body of a fisherman who went missing Saturday after his boat capsized in Tanjung Melambak, Belawai, about 107km west of here, was found today. A spokesman of the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations room said the body of Ibrahim Abang Resdi, 52, was found on the beach at 6.44 am, about one […]
Man drowns after car plunges into river
MIRI: A man drowned after his vehicle overshot a road and plunged into a river at Pulau Melayu here on Sunday. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, a team of firefighters from Lopeng Fire and Rescue Station was despatched to the scene after a call on the accident was received […]
