BETONG: The body of one of the four men who went missing after a boat carrying 10 passengers capsized while crossing Sungai Krian near the Kaba Ferry jetty in Saratok on Firday (Sept 26) has been found on Saturday (Sept 27).
A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department's operations centre said the victim, a 25-year-old local man who was the boat skipper, was discovered by search and rescue teams at 9.37am.
"Three others are still missing, all of whom are Indonesian workers," the spokesman said in a statement on Saturday.
The department received an emergency call at 6.13pm on Friday, before a team from the Saratok Fire and Rescue Station was deployed to the location, about 56km away.
All 10 victims were employees of a company and were on their way home from a work site at Sesang jetty to Pusa jetty when the incident occurred.
The spokesman said the boat had capsized mid-river, and six Indonesian passengers managed to save themselves by clinging to a nearby barge before being rescued by another boat, while four others were reported missing.
He added that the search and rescue (SAR) operation commenced at 7.40am on Saturday, with the setting up of an incident control post at the Kaba Ferry jetty, followed by a briefing involving relevant agencies and local villagers. – Bernama
