KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for an unidentified man feared to have drowned after a boat he was in allegedly capsized at sea near Kampung Pasir Pandak, has entered day five without any new leads today (Jan 30).
The victim’s identity has not been determined by authorities until now as the police have yet to receive any missing person’s report from his family.
A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said rescuers could not find any clues on the victim’s whereabouts.
Even the location of the alleged incident is also unknown.
The search operation involved a total of 66 personnel and various assets from Petra Jaya Bomba, Kuching Police, Civil Defence Force (APM), Police Air Wing Unit (PGU), Marine Police, Fisheries Department, and Sarawak Coast Guard (SCG).
On the day of the incident, a witness saw the victim boarding a boat from Kampung Pasir Pandak to head out towards the sea at Sedungus Salak.
Several minutes later, the witness saw the victim’s boat floating upside down in the middle of the sea.
Later, it disappeared from sight and only an object believed to be a box was seen floating in the waters.
