Couple missing during fishing trip

A couple of husband and wife went missing since Tuesday (1 January 2012, Monday) at the Belait River during a fishing trip. The couple are said to be last seen at the riverside near the old longhouse at the Belait River.

Upon receiving emergency call from the public on Tuesday afternoon, a search party comprises of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) marine police diving unit and Belait Police Station, Brunei Fire and Rescue Department (BFRD) through its Belait Fire Station and diving unit as well as Belait Public Works Department (PWD). A command post was also set up near the Mumong Water Treatment plant to coordinate the searching operation. Several rescue boats from the search party are seen conducting round the clock patrol in hope to find the missing couple. 

A friend of the missing when interviewed said “I and them (the missing) went fishing together at a section of the Belait River on the afternoon of Monday which is around 4pm. When I and them are heading home suddenly they turned back to their fishing spot and upon we arrived at the jetty we waited for them until we feel suspicious as we head waiting them for a long time”.

Road users who travelled along the Mumong bypass are advised to drive cautiously as the RBPF had placed traffic cones near the entrance to the Mumong Water Treatment Plant for the access of the emergency vehicles involved in the operation.