KOTA KINABALU: A fisherman was rescued after his boat capsized in waters off Kudat on Friday (Jan 6).
Abd Rahman Tumai, 54, was found floating while hanging on to a drum for storing fish, about one nautical mile off Tajau Laut here.
The Kudat Fire and Rescue Department received at 11.14am about the incident that happened after the victim’s boat hit rocks on his way home. “The rescue team found him floating in the water. The victim as well as his boat were brought to land with the assistance of villagers and maritime officers, and he is in a safe condition," said a Department spokesman.
“The Fire and Rescue team then proceeded to send him to his Kampung Gumpa home,” said the Department spokesman, adding that the operation ended at 2pm.
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