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Missing fisherman found in weak condition

BETONG: Jimbun Mawas, 46, went fishing at an oil palm plantation in Sukong on Saturday (June 26). The next day at 7.30am, he contacted his wife to inform her that he had lost his way in the oil palm plantation around Bukit Bulo. Firemen from the Betong station rushed to the scene to commence a […]

Missing fisherman at Batang Paloh found safe

MUKAH: A fisherman reported missing at Batang Paloh here since Tuesday was found stranded at a nearby beach by members of the public this morning. Acting on a report received on Tuesday evening, State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a search and rescue (SAR) operation was conducted today at around 7am in […]

Body of missing fisherman found

OYA: The body of a missing fisherman feared to have been attacked by a crocodile last Friday, was recovered by rescuers on Sunday. The victim identified as Alibaba Dahri, 52, was found by local folks around 5.50am in a river near Kampung Senau, about 8km from the control post. Rescuers were immediately alerted to the […]

SAR launched for missing fisherman

OYA: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to find a fisherman who went missing and is believed to be attacked by a crocodile while looking for prawns at Batang Oya here on Saturday. Dalat district police chief ASP Haswata Abdullah Buyong said the victim has been identified as Ali Baba Dahri, 52, […]

SAR recovers body part of croc victim

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Search and rescue (SAR) personnel yesterday recovered part of a body believed to be that of a fisherman who was reportedly attacked by a crocodile in Kampung Meranek river last Tuesday. The Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the SAR team found a human thigh at 12.05 pm at the Samarahan River […]

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 […]

Search continues for men missing at sea

BINTULU: Search and rescue efforts will continue on Friday (Sept 25) for two men who went missing during a fishing trip near the Temana A platform. Day 8 (Thursday, Sept 24) of operations started at 8am to look for Kinminsna Kassim, 58, and his Indonesian employee Pendi Salim Husin, 38. Tatau District police chief DSP […]

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, […]

Body of second fisherman found

TANJUNG MANIS: The body of the second fisherman, who was reported missing with another fisherman after their boat capsized near Belawai Beach on Saturday (June 13), has been found. A spokesperson from the State Fire and Rescue Department stated that the body of Elfika Ahmad, 29, was found floating at Sungai Bako, Tanjung Jerijih on […]