SIBU: A 75-year-old man who was reported missing after setting out to check his fishing nets in Sungai Kanowit, Nanga Julau, on Saturday (March 29), was found drowned on Monday.
A group of longhouse residents, who had joined the search and rescue operation, discovered Chong Yik Teck's body at 11.20am on the riverbank, approximately 5km from where his boat was initially found moored.
According to a spokesperson from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department's Operations Centre, Monday’s search operation, in its third day, commenced at 8am, with the assistance of eight boats belonging to local residents.
The victim's body has since been handed over to the police for further action.
Meanwhile, the search and rescue operation is still ongoing for Awang Indera Awang Mahmud, 45, who went missing after falling from an express boat near the Sungai Paloh estuary in Mukah division, on Saturday at around 1.20pm. - Bernama
