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Man, 81, goes missing in search of fruits in jungle

MUKAH: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched for an elderly man reported missing in a jungle in front of the Shell petrol station at Jalan Mukah-Balingian, here on Sunday (Jan 1). A spokesman for the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received an emergency call on the incident around 9.53pm and […]

SAR for senior citizen found missing on New Year’s Day

MIRI: An 61-year-old man was reported missing from his home in Kuala Suai since Jan 1. Batu Niah Fire and Rescue station chief Rary Binjie said they received an emergency call from his family members at 9.54pm, prompting a search by his children. The family realised that he went missing since 11am from Sunday (Jan […]

Man reported missing found

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 28-year-old man identified as Alemson Siriyos has been found at 11.05pm after going missing in a forest at Kampung Kuap Dayak, Jalan Batu 10 yesterday (Dec 13). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a call at 3.35pm and initiated a search and rescue (SAR) operation involving […]

Missing Indonesian woman’s body found inside python

JAKARTA: A 54-year-old woman who had gone missing in a remote village in Jambi province, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, has reportedly been found dead in the stomach of a reticulated python which had swallowed her. The victim, a rubber tapper identified as Jahrah, from Terjun Gajah village, West Tanjung Jabung Regency, had […]

Missing man with special needs survives 10 days in the jungle

LUNDU: A special needs man who went missing for 10 days in the jungles near Gunung Bajo here was found safe today (Oct 15). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said they were informed that 21-year-old Illias IIIyasa Bujang was found safe after he was spotted by a villager around 7.50am. “The […]

No sign of missing angler six days on

MUKAH: No new leads have surfaced on the whereabouts of a missing fisherman six days into the search and rescue (SAR) operation. Wong Ikkong, a local, was reported missing after the fishing boat he was in capsized on Sept 20. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said as […]

Poor weather hampers search for missing fisherman

MUKAH: Inclement weather hampered the fifth day of the search and rescue (SAR) operation for a local fisherman who was reported missing after the fishing boat he was in capsized on Sept 20. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said as of 12pm, the weather took a turn […]

Missing octogenarian still not found

SIBU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate an octogenarian who was reported missing in a forest at Belia Kemuyang Camp yesterday. The victim identified as Kuta Jenang, 81, had gone into the forest on Saturday (Aug 20) and failed to return home ever since. Initial search efforts by the victim’s […]

Body of missing 10-year-old boy found

KAPIT: The body of a 10-year-old boy reported missing last Friday (Aug 5), was found on Today (Aug 8). Off-duty firefighters who were fishing near Kampung Bedil in Kanowit, found the body belonging to Jenggut Antas floating in the river. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department said the distance from the incident’s location […]

14 graves desecrated, remains missing

MUKAH: Fourteen graves were found desecrated with the skeletal remains in some coffins reportedly missing at the Tinging Panggau cemetery in Kampung Sungai Duan, Balingian. The gruesome discovery was made by family members of one of the deceased who visited the cemetery on Sunday morning. “Today we found that 14 had been desecrated with some […]