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Still no sign of missing diver as search continues

KUCHING: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for a 31-year-old diver feared drowned in waters near Satang Island entered the third day today. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak deputy operations director Captain Yousry Yaali said today’s search perimeter covered an area of 373.73 square nautical miles off Satang Island, a popular diving spot. “Aerial search […]

Woman diver feared drowned off Pulau Satang

KUCHING: A diving activity about 23 nautical miles north of Pulau Satang last Saturday, turned tragic when a 31-year-old woman is feared drowned. The incident happened around 4pm when the victim, identified as Chong Su Sian, an experienced diver, went on a diving trip with eight other divers. Chong reportedly decided to make a last […]

Search for man missing in Igan waters goes on

KUCHING: An operation to search for and rescue a man who fell from a fishing vessel in Igan waters continued today (Apr 13). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu acting director Maritime Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the search scope, which entered its third day today, was narrowed by focusing on ​​only 44.8 nautical miles […]

Man feared drown in after falling into river

KUCHING: A 27-year-old man was feared drowned in Sarawak river after he allegedly fell from Satok Bridge yesterday afternoon (Mar 26). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call around 3pm on the incident. Firemen from Padungan along with the special diving team (PPDA) were deployed to the […]

Rescuers retrieve body of drowned man

KUCHING: The body of a man feared drowned in Sarawak river yesterday (March 19), was found about two metres from the control post today (March 20). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said the body was found around 2.30pm at a depth of 12 feet. Rescuers successfully retrieved the body and it […]

Man feared drown near Kampung Boyan

KUCHING: A man was feared drowned at Sarawak river near Kampung Boyan, Petra Jaya this afternoon (Mar 19). Rescue agencies such as Fire Department, Marine police and the Civil Defense Force (APM) responded to the incident. A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call at 3.45pm pertaining to […]

Search on for boy feared drowned

MARUDI: A 15-year-old boy is missing and feareddrowned while bathing in a river at Long Meraan here on Monday (Mar 8). The State Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, said the department received a distress call on the boy’s disappearance at 10.50am yesterday (Mar 9), prompting a search-and-rescue (SAR) operation to be mounted. On […]

Girl feared drowned found dead

KUCHING: A teenage girl, feared drowned in a river at Kampung Giam Lama, Puncak Borneo, Padawan, was found dead by firefighters on Wednesday. The body of the victim, 13, was found about 30m from her last known location by divers at around 8.30pm. “The diving team made a third dive at a distance of 30m […]

SAR operations for missing teenager

KUCHING: A search and rescue (SAR) operations has been activated after a teenage girl was reported missing and feared drown at a river in Kampung Giam Lama, Puncak Borneo in Padawan today (Mar 3). State Fire and Rescue operations centre received a distress call at 4.04pm informing it of the incident. “The victim’s status is […]

Search continues for man who fell into Sarawak River

KUCHING: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for a man feared drowned after trying to rescue a woman who fell into the Sarawak River, entered Day Two on Friday (Jan 15). The man, identified as Awangku Sahiful Awangku Sazali, 33, was said to be having an argument with the 27-year-old woman on the day of the […]