{
  "id": 15178124,
  "title": "Missing father, son found safe in Besut forest after 3 days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/missing-father-son-found-safe-in-besut-forest-after-3-days",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T10:30:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1557577/missing-father-son-found-safe-besut-forest-after-3-days"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A father and his son who went missing while searching for medicinal roots in a forest near La Hot Spring in Hulu Besut were discovered safe on Tuesday afternoon. Adam Adnan, aged 25, and his father Adnan Mohamad, 57, were located by a search and rescue team approximately 3km from the command post. The Besut police chief superintendent, Mohd Rozaime Ab Rahim, informed that they were extracted from the woods at 2.45pm through the Lata Kolam Air Deru recreational area. The pair was discovered in poor condition, having gone without sustenance for three days while lost in the forest. They were then transferred by a Civil Defence Force ambulance to Besut Hospital for medical care. Earlier reports indicated that the father and son had ventured into the forest in pursuit of medicinal roots, leading to their disappearance.",
  "summary": "JERTIH: A man and his son who went missing on Thursday while searching for medicinal roots in a forest near the La Hot Spring recreational area in Hulu Besut were found safe at noon today.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Missing father and son found weak after three days in Terengganu forest without food",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/missing-father-and-son-found-weak-after-three-days-in-terengganu",
        "published": "2026-10-17T12:12:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Woman arrested over baby's body found in Terengganu drain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/woman-arrested-over-babys-body-found-in-terengganu-drain",
        "published": "2026-10-17T14:37:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}