Search for missing man underway

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operations is underway to locate a 61-year-old man reported to have gone missing at Kuap Bridge on Monday (Mar 15). The State Fire Department operations centre said firemen from Kota Samarahan were deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call around 12.38pm. Earlier, it was reported that […]

Body of drowned octogenarian found

BELAGA: Search parties have found the body of an 84-year-old man from Rh Aging, Long Daah, who was reported missing after failing to return home last Tuesday. The State Fire Department operations centre disclosed that the body of Ngo Lalo, was found afloat in Rajang River around 5.20pm last Friday. The body was found by […]

Body of victim who jumped into river recovered

SIMUNJAN: The body of a 30-year-old man who jumped into Sungai Buloh last Thursday, was recovered this afternoon (Feb 13). Simunjan fire chief Mat Undik said the body was found in a fishing net around 12.50pm by villagers. Firefighters retrieved the body and brought it to the Sungai Buloh ferry point for the family to […]

Man, missing for 8 days, safe and sound after all

BAU: An eight-day search to locate a man who went missing after a fishing trip on Feb 3 at Sungai Stat, had a happy ending after all. He returned to his village, Kampung Bijuray Mongag, 15 km from here — safe and sound. The search and rescue (SAR) operations ended today (Feb 11). Bau district […]

SAR continues for missing man

BAU: The search continues for a man reported missing after failing to return home from a fishing trip last Wednesday. Day Three of the search and rescue (SAR) operations was carried out by the police and local villagers. When contacted on Monday (Feb 8), district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon confirmed that the man’s friend […]

SAR operations called off

BAU: A search and rescue (SAR) operations for a 28-year-old man who failed to return home from a fishing trip last Wednesday, was called off today as the man was said to be in hiding after he and his friend allegedly took syabu during their trip. Bau fire chief Tawang Lingem said the decision to […]

Missing man found safe

TANJUNG MANIS: A man who was reported missing in Sebakong river near Tusok longhouse here on Saturday (Jan 30) was found safe today (Jan 31). The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said it had received a distress call on the incident at 9.40pm on Saturday (Jan 30). According to the victim’s mother, her […]

Man missing after falling into Sungai Sarawak

KUCHING: A man is missing and feared drowned while a woman was rescued after the two fell into the swirling Sungai Sarawak near Kubah Ria here on Thursday (Jan 14). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a report was received at 12.57pm and firefighters were immediately dispatched to the scene. “The complainant […]

Body of man reported missing in Santubong found

KUCHING: The body of a man, who was reported last seen boarding a boat in Santubong last Sunday, was found today in the Trombol Beach area about 30 kilometres from here. According to a spokesman at the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (PGO), the body of Samsudin Beden, 59, was found by villagers at […]

Still no clues of missing man

KUCHING: A 59-year-old man who was reported missing in Santubong since Jan 3, has yet to be found as the search and rescue (SAR) operations entered day five yesterday without any new clues. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search yesterday covered an area of 82 square nautical […]