Missing crab hunter found safe

DARO: A man who did not return home from a crab hunting trip alone at Daro river last Friday, was found safe and sound today. Johari Yusup, 30, was reported missing when he failed to return from the hunting trip on Friday night. He left the house early in the morning. Daro fire station was […]

Missing granny returns home

BETONG: A senior citizen believed to have gone missing after she visited her farm in Batu Api near here last Tuesday, was found safe today. Betong fire chief Vincent Yabi said the victim identified as Andun Jabu, 77, was found about two kilometres from where she was last seen. At 11.04am, the victim left the […]

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 […]

Missing elderly man found safe

SIMANGGANG: An elderly man who was reported missing on Monday was found 1.2 km away from his longhouse, at Kampung Engkeramut on Tuesday (Sept 15). He was found by firefighters around 8.50am. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said in a statement that Tipu Mukan, 82, was found on Tuesday, the first day of […]

Missing man returns safe and sound

SERIAN: A disabled man who was feared missing at Kampung Semukoi was found safe after he was reported missing since Wednesday. The man was said to have returned home by himself while a search and rescue (SAR) operation was activated to search for him. The operation comprised five firefighters, a K9 squad, three policemen, six […]

Man found safe after four days

LAWAS: A man, who went missing last Saturday while collecting rattan in a forest at Kampung Long Lutok, was found safe and sound yesterday. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said Samuel Suang, 53, was discovered by villagers involved in the search and rescue (SAR) operation around 9am. He was found safe near Ulu […]

Missing man found safe

BINTULU: A man who was reported missing in a forest at Batu 38, Jalan Bintulu-Miri on Sunday was found safe today. The 27-year-old man, who was believed to be setting up a trap in the forest, was discovered by members of the public at 6pm, about 10km from the search and rescue operation control post. […]

Missing nonagenarian found

MIRI: A nonagenarian who went missing in the jungle at Arur Ritan Pa’ Lungan, Bario, was found alive by a search and rescue (SAR) team yesterday. The victim, Balong Brouk @ Pun Paran, 99, from Pa’Lungan, was found alive at 1.25pm yesterday about 2km from his house. He was reported missing by his family on […]

Missing man found safe

MIRI: A 51-year-old man, Robin Bantan, who was reported missing after he left for a nearby jungle at Sungai Tutoh, Baram last Sunday, was found safe albeit weak. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, the victim was found by two local farmers in Long Kabong, near Mulu National […]

Wild ferns, river water keep missing man alive

SPAOH: An elderly citizen is understood to have been living on ‘midin’ vegetable and river water for eight days since he went missing on April 10. According to Councillor Abang Suhordie Abang Zaini, 60-year-old Abu Bakar Dayat alias Lajung from Kampung Hulu, was found safe by a search and rescue team around 2.20pm on Thursday […]