Firemen rescue man, his dog marooned in floods

RANAU: A man and his dog marooned for over 36 hours on an oxbow lake along a swollen river have been rescued by firemen in Ranau district as floods in parts of Sabah worsen.

The man identified as Leonard Lawrence, 42, and his dog, were caught by rising waters at Kampung Takutan in Perancangan Ranau since Sunday noon as firemen stopped rescue efforts due to nightfall and bad weather.