Kota Kinabalu: A 45-year-old man who was reported missing while searching for clams at Kg Kebagu Beach on Wednesday night has been found dead.
The Kota Kinabalu Fire and Rescue Station received a distress call at 6.14am on Thursday.
AdvertisementThe complainant, who is the victim’s father-in-law, said they had gone to the beach around 8pm.
They noticed the victim had gone missing at 9.30pm, shortly after they completed their activity.
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“Other agencies involved were the police, marine police, the navy and NGO Jalinan Kasih,” said an agency spokesperson in a statement.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});A surface water search using a rescue boat was conducted in the area where the victim was last seen.
At 11.27am, the navy located the victim’s body 2.5 nautical miles from Kg Wak-Wak waters.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The body was handed over to the police for further investigation. The operation ended at 11.52am.
