Three-day rescue operation ends with discovery of missing man’s body

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The victim’s body being carried up the jetty after it was found yesterday.

KUCHING: The body of a man, who was presumed to have drowned after going missing on July 7, was found along Sungai Lingga, Sri Aman yesterday.

The deceased, identified as Mohad Harfa Mahdini, 25, was found around 10am by villagers involved in a search-and-rescue operation, roughly 11km from where the victim was said to have fallen into the river.

State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii said the operation had been mobilised since last Friday after a report was received.

He added Mohd Harfa was believed to have fallen into the river while sitting on the roof of the boat.

“The search was conducted within a 10-kilometre radius downstream of the river,” said Tiong, adding that Mohd Harfa was pronounced dead by medical personnel at the scene.

The three-day rescue operation involved Bomba personnel from the Sri Aman fire station, Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM), police and local villagers.