Dusun man a part of our family now, says woman after heroic rescue

Chosen family: Noor Cahayati (left) with her family and Eric (third from right) in her home during a dinner in appreciation of Eric’s bravery.

KOTA KINABALU: It was a split-second decision and a daring rescue. But thanks to the heroic act, two families of different religious and racial backgrounds will be bonded for life.

Eric Perimus, a native Dusun, was having an outing by a riverside with his friends one sunny Sunday when he heard screams for help: two brothers were drowning.