Family of missing Lance Corporal hopes he will be found soon
10 Feb 2023 09:03pm
The search for Lance Corporal Edrin Daintin, 25 continues - FILE PIC
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Andy Daintin, 28, said the family is holding on to the hope that the youngest of ten siblings would be found by the search and rescue operation (SAR), which has entered its fourth day today.
"I received a message about the news of his disappearance on the evening of the incident and was shocked, so I asked my cousin who was also on duty at Kem Iskandar, Mersing to confirm the matter.
"Our parents are very worried about him, but we as a family still have not given up hope and continue to pray that our brother can be found quickly and safely," he told reporters here today.
Earlier, Andy and his family also met Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari, who inspected the SAR operations at the Anjung Batu Jetty.
Andy, the ninth child in the family, said his younger brother was a good child and cared deeply about their family, who lived in Kampung Tongod, Sabah.
He said his relationship with Edrin is very close and when he has free time his brother will also contact them via video call where the last time was before he underwent a diving course at the beginning of last month.
"At the moment, we four siblings are temporarily housed at Sungai Udang Camp to follow the development of the case of our missing bother while our parents are still back home," he said.
Edrin, a Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) commando, was reported missing on Feb 7 while undergoing diving training at 0.7 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Undan. The SAR operation, with its forward base in Pulau Besar, involves personnel and assets from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), the MAF, the police and the Fire and Rescue Department - BERNAMA
