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A woman is believed to have gotten lost while hiking at the Penang Botanic Gardens yesterday evening at 4.04 pm (8 January).
The woman known as Dewi went on a hike for two hours but failed to make it out of the park.
A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) said they contacted her through a phone call.
According to Kosmo, she managed to send her location via Whatsapp to the commander of the operation.
Based on a report by The Star, she’s believed to have started her hike from the Botanic Gardens but has gotten lost around the hills near Surin Condominium around 6 pm.
With help from police and the public, the search and rescue mission continued until 2 am.
However, it had to be called off at 2.15 am when Dewi’s location signal disappeared.
The search and rescue operation resumed today morning at 8 am (9 January), and a Pos Kawalan Bomba (PKB) has been set up at the location.
Here’s to hoping Dewi will be found safe and sound.
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