00:01A 22-year-old man who was reported missing near the Rumariki area along Jalan Penjulao
00:07slash Lukut since March 7 was found safe on Thursday morning.
00:12Kanowit Deputy OCPD, Deputy Superintendent Junikal Ujjal, said the man, identified as
00:18Richard Liapang, was discovered at about 11.40am in a swampy forest area about 500m from the
00:26Incident Control Post. He was found fully dressed but in a weak condition and was later taken to
00:32Kanowit Hospital for medical checks. He is reported to be in stable condition.
00:38The Sarawak Operations Control Centre of the Fire and Rescue Department said it received an
00:43emergency call at 11.04am on March 8, before a team from the Kanowit Fire and Rescue Station was
00:51deployed. The victim had reportedly left his home around 4pm on March 7 without his family's
00:57knowledge and without any identification or a mobile phone. Family members initially searched
01:03the nearby forest but were unable to locate him before reporting to the police. The search and
01:09rescue operation, which involved multiple agencies and local villagers, was officially called off at
01:151pm after the man was safely found.
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