SAR operation for a 14-year-old boy believed attacked by a crocodile in Pulau Bruit, Daro, has been terminated after no trace was found.
MUKAH: The search and rescue operation for a teenage boy believed to have been attacked by a crocodile in Pulau Bruit, Daro, has been called off.
The seventh day of the SAR operation for 14-year-old Agustine Fernando Nyalong began at 9 am today with several security agencies and villagers involved.
The search focused on areas from the Sungai Kelai jetty near Rumah Panjang Jingga to the vicinity of Kampung Sebako.
No crocodiles were found in any of the traps that had been set, according to a statement from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Control Centre.
The operation was hampered by heavy rain and rough river conditions.
Following discussions and mutual agreement among all agencies, the victim’s family and villagers, the SAR operation was fully terminated at 4.10 pm.
The Form Two student of SMK Semop was reported missing last Friday after he was believed to have been attacked by a crocodile.
His friends who witnessed the incident reported it to villagers.
