By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, July 22: The body of an unidentified man was discovered floating and entangled in tree branches along the banks of Sungai Tatau in Bintulu earlier today.
TVS reported that, according to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre (PGO), the Tatau Fire Station received a call regarding the incident from the Tatau District Police Headquarters (IPD) at 10.03am.
“A LFRT (Light Fire Rescue Tender) vehicle with five firefighters, led by Boniface Empaya, was immediately dispatched to the scene.
“Upon arrival under the Tatau Bridge, Bomba and police personnel deployed a police-owned aluminium boat and travelled approximately 4km along the river to the reported location,” it said in a statement today.
The body was found lodged against the riverbank, as earlier reported by members of the public.
“Firefighters and police successfully retrieved the body onto the boat and transported it to the jetty at Pasar Lama Tatau.
“The body was then handed over to the police for further action. The identity of the deceased is still under investigation,” it added. — DayakDaily
