Man on rooftop rescued in dramatic fashion


KOTA KINABALU: A man believed to be mentally ill has been rescued after refusing to come down from the rooftop of his apartment for over 60 hours in the east coast Sandakan district.

Firefighters and policemen had been trying to persuade the 39-year-old man to come down after he climbed to the top of the three-storey Block D at Flat Sejati Apartment at 10.58pm on Monday night.

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