Woman collapses, loses consciousness while hiking at Langsir Waterfall, airlifted to safety, says Fire Dept

A 48-year-old woman collapsed while hiking at Langsir Waterfall, prompting an emergency response.

The Fire and Rescue Department received an alert at 11.22am and sent an AW139 helicopter for evacuation.

The victim was evacuated by 5.50pm and later transferred to Dungun Hospital for medical treatment.

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.

“At 1pm, assistance from the JBPM Air Unit was requested to evacuate the victim, while an application to activate the state’s Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team of Malaysia (STORM) was made at 1.30pm,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Ishak said an AW139 helicopter carrying five personnel departed for the location at 2.26pm to carry out the victim evacuation mission.

“The victim, along with her husband, was successfully evacuated from the location at 5.50pm and brought to Sekolah Menengah Sains Dungun near here,” he said.

He added that the victim and her husband arrived at the school at 6:00pm before being transferred to the Dungun Hospital to allow the woman to receive medical treatment. — Bernama

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一名 48 岁女子在朗西尔瀑布徒步旅行时晕倒，引发紧急救援。

消防救援部门于上午 11 点 22 分接到警报，并派出一架 AW139 直升机进行疏散。

受害者于下午5点50分被疏散，随后被送往登嘉楼医院接受治疗。

东贡，10 月 18 日讯——昨天，一名 48 岁的女登山者在东贡切梅隆的 Air Terjun Langsir 登山时晕倒并失去知觉。

行动指挥官高级消防官伊沙克·阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹表示，受害者林嘉华来自槟城峇六拜，当时他正与另外 31 名参与者和 5 名登山向导一起参加徒步旅行活动。

他说，消防救援部门（JBPM）于上午 11 点 22 分接到有关该事件的紧急电话，随后联系了陪同受害者的登山向导，以获取有关受害者位置和状况的更多信息。

他指出，根据初步信息，受害者位于距离山脚约 9 公里处，步行前往该地点估计需要 15 个小时。

“下午 1 点，我们请求 JBPM 空军部队协助疏散受害者；下午 1 点 30 分，我们申请启动马来西亚州特种战术行动和救援队 (STORM)。”他在昨天的一份声明中说。

伊沙克表示，一架载有五名人员的 AW139 直升机于下午 2 点 26 分出发前往事发地点执行受害者疏散任务。

他说：“受害者和她的丈夫于下午 5 点 50 分成功从现场撤离，并被送往附近的登嘉楼理科中学。”

他补充说，受害者和她的丈夫于下午6点抵达学校，之后被送往登嘉楼医院接受治疗。——马新社

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