The deceased’s body was brought to the riverbank after it was found this morning.
KUCHING (March 28): The body of a man who allegedly jumped from the Satok Bridge into the Sarawak River on March 26 has been found around 8.42am this morning.
Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Sarawak director Khirudin Drahman said the body was found some 300 metres away from where he was last seen.
The deceased has been identified as a 27-year-old from Kampung Gersik here.
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According to a witness, the victim parked his car on the Satok bridge and proceeded to climb over the safety railing and jumped into the river around 3pm on March 26.
Inside the car was the victim’s personal documents and belongings.
It was also said that the victim tried to swim but went underwater around 20 metres from where he was seen plunging into the river.
The Search and Rescue operation which entered its third day today was also participated by the Civil Defence Force.
The body has been handed over to the police for further action and the whole operations ended at 9am.
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