IPOH, May 28 — The third day of the search and rescue (SAR) operation for a female hiker who went missing after climbing Gunung Batu Putih near Tapah on Saturday has yet to yield...
The Fire and Rescue Department’s Air Unit made a second attempt to deploy personnel in a bid to rescue female hiker Jaslinda Saludin , 49, who went missing during a hike at Gunung Batu Putih last Sunday, at the 3rd Battalion General Operations Force Camp in Bidor.
— Bernama pic! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. IPOH, May 28 — The third day of the search and rescue operation for a female hiker who went missing after climbing Gunung Batu Putih near Tapah on Saturday has yet to yield results and will resume today.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said 12 members of the SAR team would remain overnight at the search location at the summit tonight after the operation was suspended late yesterday evening.
“The SAR team, which entered the operation area this morning via an AW139 aircraft at Bukit Berapit 2, reached the Kem Sukaneka area after a five-hour trek along the mountain ridge. “The search started from the junction leading to Kem Sekali , based on the latest information and the timeline of the victim’s movement as well as previous search efforts,” he said in a statement.
He said yesterday’s search operation also involved the Royal Malaysia Police , with a larger deployment of personnel. Hiker Jaslinda Saludin, 49, was reported to have started the Trans Spencer Chapman trail at 2am on May 23 with 13 others and two mountain guides via the Pos Gedung-Gunung Bah Gading-Gunung Batu Putih-Kuala Woh route.
She and another hiker, Mohd Hanafi Neikmad, 41, experienced health issues and stopped, however Jaslinda was reported to have continued her ascent to the summit and was last seen by a Forestry mountain guide at 7.30am on Sunday. — Bernama
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