Fisherman survives but father dies
MIRI: A fisherman survived while his father died after their boat capsized in the Lutong waters today (Tuesday), about 11 nautical miles southwest of Kuala Miri. Miri Maritime director, Maritime Captain Md Fauzi Othman, said the victim, identified as Sadan Seman, 87, and his son, Semido Sadan, 56, were thrown into the sea after their […]
SAR launched for man who fell off boat
MARUDI: A search and rescue (SAR) operations has been launched to look for an Indian national who reportedly fell off a boat in Sungai Baram. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department zone 6 chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, the SAR operations was activated immediately after they received a report on the incident at 1.54am […]
Body of woman feared drown found
LAWAS: The body of a 24-year-old woman feared drowned in a river at Kampung Long Sukang on Saturday (July 10) was found on Monday (July 12). The body of the victim, Rebecca John, was found in the river, some six kilometres away from where she was last seen, at about 11am. Sarawak Fire and Rescue […]
Search for missing diver continues
KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operations for a 31-year-old woman feared drowned during a diving activity in Pulau Satang waters, entered day two on Monday (Apr 19). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search sector today covered an area of 466.68 nautical miles around […]
Woman diver feared drowned off Pulau Satang
KUCHING: A diving activity about 23 nautical miles north of Pulau Satang last Saturday, turned tragic when a 31-year-old woman is feared drowned. The incident happened around 4pm when the victim, identified as Chong Su Sian, an experienced diver, went on a diving trip with eight other divers. Chong reportedly decided to make a last […]
Rescuers still searching for apparent suicide victim
KUCHING: Rescuers on Saturday used four different methods to locate a 27-year-old man who went missing after he allegedly jumped from Satok Bridge last Friday (Mar 26). The methods are diving around the area where the victim jumped, surface searching, water circling and grappling. Sarawak Fire Department director Khirudin Drahman revealed that these methods are […]
Angler still missing; croc attack suspected
SRI AMAN: A search is now on for a 61-year-old fisherman who is believed to have been attacked by a crocodile in Batang Skrang. Taid Jepit was said to have gone fishing alone from the riverbank near Rumah Francis Kaong at Nanga Skrang around 3.15pm last Sunday (Mar 14). Some witnesses said they saw the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Farmer who lost his way found safe and sound
KUCHING: A farmer on his routine farming trip to his farm to plant chillies on Wednesday (Feb 10) afternoon had his family worried when he failed to return home by nightfall. When there was still no sign of him late night, his family lodged a report with the Bintangor district police at 9.22pm. Police alerted […]
