BINTULU: The body of a man who went missing while fishing in Sungai Nyigu on Monday (Feb 17) evening has been found.
His body also had several bite marks, believed to be from a crocodile.
A Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said a search and rescue operation team found the body of the victim, David Gira, 49, at 2.32pm on Tuesday (Feb 18).
He said the body was found about 1.8km downstream from where the victim left his motorcycle.
"The victim is feared to have been attacked by a crocodile because there were bite marks on the victim's body," said the spokesman in a statement on Tuesday.
The victim's family identified the body and then the body was handed over to the police for further action.
At 5.30 pm on Monday, the victim had gone fishing in the river near the workers' lodgings at the Borneo Shipping Timber Agencies Sdn Bhd and a police report was lodged by his wife over his disappearance.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, an Indonesian man died when the truck he was driving was involved in a crashed in front of the Daiken factory, Kidurong, at 4.30pm on Tuesday.
According to the PGO spokesman, the victim, Muhamad Arif, 50, was trapped in the driver's seat and was confirmed dead by the Health Ministry officials.
Firefighters extricated the victim's body and subsequently handed the body over to the police for further action. – Bernama
