SIBU, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- A girl bathing with family members at a river in Kampung Seberang Pasar Lama Tatau, Bintulu, about 160 kilometres from here, is missing, believed to have been attacked by a crocodile this afternoon.
A spokesperson for the Sarawak Operations Centre said the search and rescue (SAR) operation for the victim, identified as six-year-old Cicilia Julan Intik, is still ongoing, concentrating on jetties on the river bank.
He said a call was received at 7.21 pm, and six members from the Tatau Fire and Rescue Station were deployed to the scene.
"The operation commander reported an incident involving a girl bathing in the river with her family members who went missing at 6.30 pm and the incident was witnessed by the victim's grandfather," he said in a statement tonight.
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