{
  "id": 6244022,
  "title": "Blocked trails delayed six hikers’ return from Gunung Gerah, says Perak Fire Dept",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/blocked-trails-delayed-six-hikers-return-from-gunung-gerah-says-perak",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T06:06:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/08/blocked-trails-delayed-six-hikers-return-from-gunung-gerah-says-perak-fire-dept/234416"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "GERIK, 8 September — Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Datuk Sayani Saidon revealed that the six hikers' delayed return from Gunung Gerah in Kelantan was due to the closure of hiking trails that had not been used for a while, causing them to face difficulties such as fallen trees. Trails to Gunung Beratoh and Gunung Sepat were found to be closed, which led to the hikers taking longer to be found safe by authorities. The lack of communication coverage in the hiking area also contributed to the missing hikers losing contact with their families, causing concerns and prompting a police report to be filed. The hikers managed to obtain a mobile phone signal at Bukit Bongok, enabling their families to locate them and request a rescue operation. The six hikers, including Wan Ahmad Aslam Wan Zairudin, his wife Siti Zulaiha Norizan, their children Diya Raisha and Ahmad Raef, as well as mountain guides Shafiee Sidek and Hazman Mamat, were safely rescued and taken for a health check-up at Pos Kemar Health Clinic.",
  "summary": "GERIK, 8 Sept — The closure and obstruction of hiking trails that have not been used for a long time were the main...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Six hikers safely rescued after going missing during Trans Gerah expedition in Gunung Gerah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/six-hikers-safely-rescued-after-going-missing-during-trans-gerah",
        "published": "2026-09-08T00:35:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Overgrown, disused trails delayed Trans GBB hikers in Gerik, says Fire Dept",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/overgrown-disused-trails-delayed-trans-gbb-hikers-in-gerik-says-fire",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:50:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}