A WOMAN was found dead today, believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while fishing on a riverbank in Kg Tanjung Bulat Sinar Jaya in Kinabatangan. 

The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department in a statement said the body of the woman, identified as Norsila Sayong, 32, was found by a search team at 6.53am today, at a spot about 800m from where she was last seen alive. 

The department sent five firemen from the Kota Kinabatangan station after it was alerted to the disappearance of the woman at 3.42pm yesterday.

That part of the river, which joins with Sungai Kinabatangan, is a popular fishing location during high tide. – Bernama, July 31, 2022.