By DayakDaily Team
TANJUNG MANIS, Oct 31: A 51-year-old man who was feared to have fallen from a vessel here was found dead on the third day of a search and rescue (SAR) operation today.
According to a report from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the victim, identified as Mohd Yusuf Lingir Abdullah from Kampung Koran Empaneg in Serian, was found at about 3.20pm by members of the public and SAR personnel.
The victim was reported missing on Thursday (Oct 29) while carrying out repair work on a tugboat at the dockyard.
His co-workers reportedly noticed his disappearance at about 10am and searched his work area but could not find him.
Several tools and pieces of equipment he had been using were also found abandoned at the workplace.
Bomba said the water level was low when he went missing, while the river current was relatively strong.
The emergency call was received at 2.20pm on Oct 29, with firefighters from the Tanjung Manis station arriving at the scene nine minutes later.
Search teams covered an area within a two-kilometre radius of the location where the victim was believed to have fallen, following the course of the Rajang River.
Rescue boats were deployed to conduct repeated surface searches along the river.
His body was subsequently handed over to the police for further action. — DayakDaily
