SAR in Jeram Air Putih tragedy enters fifth day
CHUKAI: The operation to search for the remaining two missing victims of the Jeram Air Putih water surge tragedy entered its fifth day today. The two victims still missing are Putri Nur Fatin Karim, 14, and Muhammad Fikri Saliman, 24, from Batu Pahat, Johor. Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Zone 2 head Azman Alias […]
Water surge tragedy: SAR operation enters fourth day to find last two victims
CHUKAI: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to find the last two victims of the Jeram Air Putih water surge incident, here, resumed at 9 am today. Putri Nur Fatin Karim, 14, and Muhammad Fikri Saliman, 24, are among 10 people involved in this water surge incident. The bodies of the other eight victims have […]
Croc devours man in fatal attack
MUKAH: A 58-year old man was believed to have been attacked and devoured by a crocodile in Batang Oya when he was out fishing for prawns. Captain (PA) Zuriza Sharkawi from the Malaysia Civil Defencee Force here said the team received an emergency call at around 11.34 pm on Friday (May 5). He said a […]
Disabled Bau boy missing; SAR continues today
BAU: A boy with a disability failed to return home after he exited through his home’s backdoor in Kampung Bunga Rampai in Jalan Batu Kitang at 2.30pm yesterday (April 14). The state Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) was alerted to a call by the police on the same day at 9.13pm regarding a missing […]
Out-of-fuel fishermen back, thanks to MP
MUKAH: Two fishermen who were feared to have gone missing while fishing on Saturday (Mar 25) were apparently stranded at sea after their boat ran out of fuel. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a missing person’s report from one of the victim’s fathers due to rough sea conditions […]
Elderly man reported missing after failing to return home
MIRI: A 72-year-old man was reported missing after failing to return home from his farm near Kampung Tiris Bekenu on Monday (March 20). A spokesperson for the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a call from the Bekenu police station informing that a missing man, identified as Salim Dris had failed to […]
Crewman feared drowned, two others injured in barge incident
KUCHING: A crewman is feared drowned following a rope incident onboard a barge which left two others injured near Hock Seng Lee wharf, Jalan Setia Raja, here this morning (Feb 8). The Sarawak River incident involved two locals and a foreigner who were tying the rope of the barge when it suddenly snapped. The impact […]
Search mounted for man feared drowned in Kg Pasir Pandak waters
KUCHING: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate a man who is feared drowned after a boat he was in allegedly capsized in Kampung Pasir Pandak waters this afternoon (Jan 26). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Petra Jaya station were deployed to the scene […]
Search for missing angler ends following discussions
BINTULU: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a local man reported missing while fishing at a riverbank behind a shopping mall at Jalan Tun Razak last Friday (Jan 20), have been completely called off on Tuesday (Jan 24). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the four-day operation had been carried […]
SAR launched for elderly man feared drowned
KAPIT: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate a septuagenarian feared drowned after he had allegedly fell from his boat while crossing Batang Rajang last night (Jan 19). The victim is identified as 73-year-old Lugom Benbang. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from the Kapit station […]
