DUNGUN, Oct 18 — A 48-year-old female climber collapsed and lost consciousness while hiking at Air Terjun Langsir, Chemerong, here yesterday.
Operations Commander Senior Fire Officer Ishak Abd Aziz said the victim, Lim Kah Wah from Bayan Lepas, Penang, was participating in the hiking activity with 31 other participants and five mountain guides.
He said the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) received an emergency call regarding the incident at 11.22am before contacting the mountain guide accompanying the victim to obtain further information regarding her location and condition.
He noted that based on initial information, the victim was located about nine kilometers from the foot of the mountain, with the trek to the location estimated to take up to 15 hours on foot.
