Lahad Datu man missing after croc attack


KOTA KINABALU: A 50-year-old man is missing after he was attacked by a crocodile while fishing at a river in Sabah's Lahad Datu district.

A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been mounted for Salim Sakka, who was attacked while he was mending a fishing net by the river in Kampung Sungai Silabukan on Sunday (Oct 15).

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