ENGKILILI, Feb 20 2026: The search and rescue (S&R) operations, both on land and in the river, are on-going for a 84-year old villager who has not returned home to Tuai Rumah Richard Tawan longhouse at Tebarong, Lubok Skrang, since last Wednesday.
Betong Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) station said it received a call at about 9.10pm, seeking the firemen’s assistance to look for Igoh anak Sengaling.
“The elderly man was reported missing after leaving his longhouse to seek treatment at the Skrang Scheme Clinic,” the station.
It added Igoh reportedly left home on Feb 18 at approximately 7am by boarding his own boat to go to the clinic to get medicine.
“According to family members, the victim did not return home as usual after the trip,” the station said.
It added the family and residents of the longhouse conducted a search around the longhouse area and nearby forests, but failed to find any trace or clue throughout the two-day search effort.
A police report was made on Feb19 at approximately 7.50pm.
The search focused on finding the victim's boat approximately 1.5 km from the search party base, downstream of Skrang River and on land within a 1km radius.
The party also searched for him upstream of the river within a radius of 2km.
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