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Body parts in Sarawak river may be of croc attack victim

Remains believed to be of fisherman who went missing on Tuesday

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 14 Jan 2021 3:55PM

Body parts in Sarawak river may be of croc attack victim
Rescue personnel carrying body parts found in Sg Kg Meranek, Samarahan today, believed to be of a fisherman who went missing on Tuesday.

by Stephen Then

MIRI – Human body parts, believed to be that of a crocodile attack victim, were found in Sg Kg Meranek in the Samarahan district today.

The body parts are believed to be that of a 29-year-old villager named Azyan Azhar, who went missing while fishing on Tuesday.

Sarawak's Fire and Rescue Department said the body parts – a leg and a thigh – were found about noon today.
  
The department said the man had gone missing on Tuesday about 4pm while casting fishing nets near Kg Meranek.

Rescue teams from the Samarahan Fire and Rescue Department carried out search operations after being alerted to the incident by the man's family.
 
Today, the body parts were found floating in the river 7.5km from the spot he is believed to have gone missing. – The Vibes, January 14, 2021

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