SANDAKAN: A 35-year-old man is feared missing after catching fish in the sea near Kampung Tinusa 2, here, at about 7pm on Friday.
Sandakan Fire and Rescue Station Chief Severinus Sainkui said they received a distress call at 9am, Sunday.
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Meanwhile, in TAWAU, a man who was reported missing while looking for cockles at Kampung Sungai Imam on Saturday was found safe.
Tawau Fire and Rescue Station Chief Jemishin Ujin said the victim reached home at 2.53am, Sunday.
Earlier, the victim’s daughter lodged a report at 9.42pm on Saturday, when her father did not return home after going into the mangroves near their house.
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