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Man dies after being buried alive while excavating

The soil caved in and covered the foreign worker

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 30 Dec 2020 10:22PM

Man dies after being buried alive while excavating
Sukian Rappe being pulled out from under the soil, declared dead shortly after by Health Ministry officials. – Fire and Rescue Department pic, December 30, 2020

KOTA KINABALU – A 43-year-old man died after he was buried under soil that collapsed on him while he was excavating earth near Bandar Sierra in Tuaran.

The victim has been identified as Sukian Rappe, a foreigner doing earth transporting work in Sabah.

The Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call around 4.09pm today and immediately deployed rescue machinery to the site.

Sukian was successfully pulled out from under the soil at around 5.17pm and was declared dead by Health Ministry officials. – The Vibes, December 30, 2020

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