Six hikers missing on Mount Gerah found safe, police confirm
GERIK: The six hikers reported missing while taking part in the Trans Gerah Expedition at Mount Gerah, Kelantan, have been found safe, police confirmed today.
Six hikers who vanished during the Trans Gerah Expedition on Mount Gerah in Kelantan have been confirmed safe by police. District police chief Superintendent Abdul Samad Othman stated that rescuers had managed to reach a mountain guide accompanying the group, and all six individuals are accounted for. A ground rescue team will be dispatched to the hikers' location, with a helicopter rescue team also on standby to reach them from a nearby camp.
The search and rescue efforts had been intensified, including an aerial survey by a Fire and Rescue Department Mi-17 aircraft from the Subang Air Base. The missing group consisted of a family of four, including a 9-year-old and a 13-year-old, along with two experienced mountain guides.
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