KOTA KINABALU: The seven-year-old boy who went missing in Tawau on Sunday (July 10) has been found safe.

Muhammad Fakhri Zhafrah Afandi Muhammad Maulidin was found 100m away from his house in Kampung Jawa Lanut by villagers at 7.16pm, said the Fire and Rescue Department.

The boy, who is disabled, was feared drowned in a river near his house when he went missing at noon.