{
  "id": 11811767,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T01:11:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "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": null,
  "summary": "Two men, aged 25, who lost their way while hiking in Penang Youth Park near the Botanical Gardens have been found safe. The Penang Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 6.11pm and dispatched eight personnel and a fire engine from the Bagan Jermal Fire and Rescue Station. The firefighters conducted a search and rescue operation using the location shared by the victims via WhatsApp, assisted by three police officers. The two men, Muhammad Hakim Razali and Muhammad Faiz Abdul Wahab, were found safe at 7.42pm, approximately two kilometres from the foot of the hill. They were safely brought down and handed over to the police for further action.",
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      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:11:14.000Z"
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  "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."
}