By DayakDaily Team
TANJUN MANIS, Nov 3: A 28-year-old man remains missing after a boat capsized due to strong currents near the Bangau River estuary in Kedang, Tanjung Manis, on Monday (Nov 2).
According to a report from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), firefighters from the Tanjung Manis station were deployed after receiving a call about the incident at 8am.
Initial information indicated that a boat had capsized due to strong currents. Villagers rescued the boat operator and one passenger, while another passenger, Musliman Mohammad, remains missing.
A search and rescue (SAR) operation commenced at 10.10am, covering a three-kilometre radius from the reported drowning location using surface-searching techniques.
At 2.30pm, the SAR teams began searching within a five-kilometre radius of the reported drowning location using surface-searching techniques and their respective assets.
The operation was suspended at 5pm and resumed today. — DayakDaily
