{
  "id": 11809470,
  "title": "WhatsApp location helps rescuers find two lost hikers in Penang Youth Park",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/whatsapp-location-helps-rescuers-find-two-lost-hikers-in-penang-youth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T01:11:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/04/whatsapp-location-helps-rescuers-find-two-lost-hikers-in-penang-youth-park/237585"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "George Town, October 4 — Two young men who became lost during a hike in Penang's Youth Park near the Botanical Gardens were found safe last evening. The Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) was alerted to the incident at 6.11pm, prompting the dispatch of eight firefighters and a fire engine from the Bagan Jermal Fire and Rescue Station. Assistant Director of Operations John Sagun Francis informed that these responders conducted a search and rescue (SAR) operation using the location shared by the victims through WhatsApp. Three police officers provided assistance during the operation. The two men, aged 25, Muhammad Hakim Razali and Muhammad Faiz Abdul Wahab, were located and found safe at 7.42pm, approximately two kilometers away from the base of the hill. They were promptly brought down and handed over to the police for further procedures, with the SAR operation concluding at 7.50pm.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN, Oct 4 — Two men who lost their way while hiking in Youth Park near the Botanical Gardens here last ev...",
  "key_points": [
    "Two hikers lost in Penang Youth Park near Botanical Gardens",
    "JBPM used WhatsApp location for SAR operation",
    "Muhammad Hakim and Muhammad Faiz found safe at 7.42pm"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The use of WhatsApp location by the lost hikers enabled a swift and targeted rescue operation, allowing the Penang Fire and Rescue Department to find and safely retrieve the pair.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "WhatsApp location helps rescuers find two lost hikers in Penang Youth Park",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/whatsapp-location-helps-rescuers-find-two-lost-hikers-in-penang-youth-11811767",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:11:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}