
By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, March 17: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing man in Kampung Gumaya, Limbang, has been temporarily suspended due to rainy weather and will resume tomorrow.
The victim, identified as Juni Dullah, 52, was reported missing in the forest near the village.
He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt, dark shorts, and a blue cap.
Authorities noted that Juni has hypertension and a mental disability (OKU status).
According to a report, the Limbang Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received the emergency call from the Limbang Police Headquarters (IPD) at 1.10pm today.
A response team led by operation commander Mohd Ismail Assan was deployed and arrived at the scene within six minutes.
At 1.20pm, the search team gathered information about the victim from the police.
By 2.10pm, a 16-member search party—comprising Bomba (5 personnel), police (2 personnel), and 9 villagers—began searching the hilly areas within a 1-2 km radius but found no clues.
The search later extended to orchards, streams, and swampy areas, but no leads were discovered.
Due to light rain and diminishing visibility, the operation was suspended at 4.30pm and will resume tomorrow. — DayakDaily