KOTA KINABALU: A fisherman went missing after falling overboard at Bak-Bak, off Sabah’s northern Kudat district on Wednesday (April 27) evening.

       Ardin Juidin, 29, is believed to have fallen into the water while on his way back to the jetty.

       According to several fishermen, they had last spoken to the victim earlier in the day but when it was time to gather at the jetty as usual, they did not see him anywhere.

       Rescue officials near the jetty in Kudat.

       “But we found his fishing vessel nearby,” said Kudat fire station chief Isyak Jabas when contacted.

       He said they were alerted of a missing person’s report at around 9.40pm, and search operations commenced not long after.

       He said officials were still trying to gather more information on the incident.

       The waves were slightly choppy during the incident.