SEMPORNA: A man in his 40s, who went missing after failing to return home from fishing at Kampung Sungai Pegagau on Friday, was found dead, believed to have been attacked by a crocodile.
The State Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call about the incident at 4.43pm on Saturday.
The call made by Semporna Police Station reported a missing person who feared being in the river.
On his way home from fishing at around 6pm on Friday, the victim failed to return by Saturday.
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