Woman collapses, loses consciousness while hiking at Langsir Waterfall, airlifted to safety, says Fire Dept
DUNGUN, Oct 18 — A 48-year-old female climber collapsed and lost consciousness while hiking at Air Terjun Langsir,...
At around 11:22 am yesterday, a 48-year-old woman named Lim Kah Wah from Bayan Lepas, Penang, was hiking with 31 others and five mountain guides at Langsir Waterfall in Chemerong. The woman collapsed and lost consciousness during the hike. The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) received an emergency call at 11:22 am and contacted the accompanying mountain guide to gather more information about the victim's location and condition.
The initial reports suggested that the victim was about 9 kilometers away from the mountain's base, and the trek to her location could take up to 15 hours on foot. At 1 pm, JBPM Air Unit requested assistance for the evacuation, and a special tactical operation and rescue team (STORM) was activated at 1:30 pm. At 2:26 pm, an AW139 helicopter with five personnel took off to carry out the victim's evacuation.
The woman and her husband were successfully evacuated at 5:50 pm and taken to Sekolah Menengah Sains Dungun. They arrived at the school at 6 pm and were subsequently transferred to Dungun Hospital for medical treatment.
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