Kuching flood update: One body found, another still missing

KUCHING: The search and rescue team today found the body of a drowning victim, two days after an operation was launched, while another is still missing.



Kuching district police chief ACP Mun Kock Keong said Herman Sihas,28, was found at 8.45am by a Civil Defence Department (JPAM) member near Sungai Maong Ulu, about 3km from the spot last seen.

"We are still searching for the another victim, Kho Ying Qi,19," he told Bernama when contacted here today.

Witnesses said Herman went missing on Thursday after trying to rescue SMK Batu Lintang student Kho fell into a ditch near Jalan Rock during heavy rainfall.

Following the incident, a search and rescue team comprising Royal Malaysian Police, Fire and Rescue Department and JPAM launched an operation to find the victims. --BERNAMA