Missing septuagenarian found safe by plantation workers

ROBAN: An elderly man with dementia, who was reported missing after failing to return home since Monday (March 11), has been found safe today. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that the victim, Lakui Mapan, 78 years old was found around 4.45pm at an oil palm plantation. The victim was discovered […]

SAR operation launched for missing septuagenarian

ROBAN: An elderly man with dementia has been reported missing after failing to return home since Monday (Mar 11). The victim, identified as 78-year-old Lakui Mapan, had left his house at Rh Inggam, Sungai Nyiar around 11.30 am. He was wearing a red shirt and blue shorts. Initial efforts to locate the victim were performed […]

Septuagenarian missing after fishing trip

SELANGAU: An elderly woman has been reported missing after she failed to return home from a fishing trip behind Tr Samuli, Sungai Tau on Saturday (Jan 27). The victim, identified as Cherurai Mukan, 74, reportedly left through the back door of her longhouse with fishing equipment around 2.15pm. Concerns arose when longhouse folks realised that […]

No clues yet on missing septuagenarian

SIBU: There are still no clues as to the whereabouts of a 73-year-old with Alzheimer’s who has been missing since Nov 27 here. The search for Ling Siew Meau was suspended as evening fell on Saturday and will resume in the morning. Ling, who also has kidney problems, left his residence at No. 4C, Lane […]

SAR launched for missing septuagenarian

SARIKEI: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched for an elderly man reported missing while fishing at Sungai Rusa last Tuesday. The victim, identified as Liong Kheng Onn, 72, was said to have gone out fishing around 5pm that day. According to a police report lodged by the victim’s daughter, her father had not […]