Missing man found dead in Tanjung Manis

TANJUNG MANIS: A search operation for a missing man in Kampung Jerijeh, Mukah, ended tragically when the victim was found drowned.

The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received an initial call at 11.56 pm on Thursday reporting the disappearance of 31-year-old Kasim Ahmad.

Bomba later received another call at 7.30 am today from a member of the public who reported seeing a body floating in a ditch near where Kasim was last seen.

A team from the Tanjung Manis Fire and Rescue Department was immediately dispatched to the scene.

By the time the team arrived at 8 am, villagers and police had already retrieved the body and taken it to a nearby mosque.

The identity of the deceased was confirmed as Kasim.

The victim was last seen leaving his home to go fishing at a nearby ditch 500m from his residence.

Police and members of the public retrieve the body.