Authorities launch SAR op for man missing in Bakun
BAKUN: Authorities have launched a search and rescue (SAR) operation for a man, who is believed to have fallen into a river. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the matter was handed over to Belaga Bomba by the Belaga District police on Tuesday (June 21) at 3.15pm. According to the police, the missing man, […]
Cave search-rescue exercise completed
MIRI: The Sarawak Civil Defence Force completed the Cave Search and Rescue Exercise (C-SAREX) last Thursday. APM chief commissioner (PA) Aminurrahman Mohamed as well as Sarawak APM director Abdul Wahab Rahman were present at the closing ceremony at Niah National Park. An APM spokesman said the objective of the exercise was to improve the abilities […]
No clue on missing foreigner
NIAH: An individual reportedly went missing at Ladang Kuala Suau, Sungai Telong, Batu Niah. As such a search and rescue (SAR) operation was conducted. According to the State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba), the plantation manager reported the incident to the police at 12.55pm today. The incident was subsequently handed over to Bomba from Batu […]
Search operation ends after discussions with police
KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for missing seven-year-old Mohammad Adami Moktar, who was snatched away by a crocodile last Saturday (May 21), was called off after no new leads were found in the seven-day operation. Petra Jaya fire chief Latif Iring, in a statement, said the decision was made around 4 pm following […]
No new leads in search for croc victims
KUCHING: No new leads have surfaced in the search and rescue (SAR) effort for crocodile attack victims Mohammad Adami Moktar in Telaga Air and the remaining body parts of Sebarang Bingkok in Lundu. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said as of 1.30pm today, the teams did not find any […]
Croc snatches boy from riverbank
KUCHING: Yet another crocodile attack has occurred in a span of three days and this time, it involved a seven-year-old boy who was playing with his two sisters by the riverbank at Kampung Nyabut, Telaga Air today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received an emergency call from […]
Search for missing Isa enters Day 5
SEBUYAU: Thirty-five-year-old Isa Uja reported missing since Apr 20 at Sungai Rama, has still not been found four days into the search and rescue (SAR) operation. Last Wednesday morning, he was reported missing after the boat he was in capsized when it collided with a sand cargo ship in Sungai Rama around 3am. It was […]
No new leads on missing duo as search continues
SEBUYAU: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for two missing men ― Francis Awi and Isa Uja ― have still not yielded any new leads as the search enters its seventh day and fourth day respectively tomorrow. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search for Francis […]
Rescuers still searching for two missing men
SEBUYAU: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for two missing men ― Francis Awi and Isa Uja ― continue, with the search radius now widened and involving assets from various agencies. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search for Francis in Pulau Burong waters entered Day […]
Search underway for missing man
SERIAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched today for a 59-year-old man who was reported missing on April 8 after he failed to return from his farm at Kampung Pridan, Jalan Mentong Merau. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said they were alerted by Serian police at 9.40am. Upon receiving […]
