A man attending a wedding reception at St Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Kampung Sira, Padawan, went missing after stepping about eight metres from his relative's house to answer nature's call [1, 2, 3]. When he failed to return, his family reported him missing and alerted local authorities [1, 2, 3].
The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call about the man at 4:39am on May 30, 2026, and promptly dispatched a team from the Siburan fire station [1, 2, 3]. Two firefighters arrived at the village at approximately 5:14am to assess the situation and prepare for a search operation [3].
Before a full search could begin, villagers found the missing man asleep beside a neighbour’s washing machine at around 6:00am, roughly 1.5 hours after the distress call was made [1, 2, 3]. He was unharmed and showed no signs of injury or health issues [3].
Following his discovery, authorities officially ended the search operation at 6:09am [1, 2, 3]. The community was relieved at the safe return of the man, who had wandered only a short distance from where he had initially left.
