WhatsApp location helps rescuers find two lost hikers in Penang Youth Park

Two hikers who lost their way at Youth Park near the Botanical Gardens in George Town were safely rescued by the Penang Fire and Rescue Department.

The department was alerted at 6.11pm, and a rescue team, including eight personnel and a fire engine, was dispatched.

The hikers, Muhammad Hakim Razali and Muhammad Faiz Abdul Wahab, were located using their shared location via WhatsApp and were found approximately two kilometers from the hill's base at 7.42pm.

The operation concluded successfully by 7.50pm, with the hikers handed over to the police.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 4 — Two men who lost their way while hiking in Youth Park near the Botanical Gardens here last evening have been found safe.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations John Sagun Francis said the department received an emergency call regarding the incident at 6.11pm, after which eight personnel and a fire engine from the Bagan Jermal Fire and Rescue Station were dispatched to the scene.

“Firefighters conducted a search and rescue (SAR) operation based on the location shared by the victims via WhatsApp, assisted by three police officers.

“Muhammad Hakim Razali and Muhammad Faiz Abdul Wahab, both 25, were found safe at 7.42pm, about two kilometres from the foot of the hill,” he said in a statement last night.

He added that the victims were safely brought down and handed over to the police for further action before the operation ended at 7.50pm. — Bernama

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两名徒步旅行者在乔治市植物园附近的青年公园迷路，后被槟城消防救援部门安全救出。

下午 6 点 11 分，该部门接到报警，并派出一支由 8 名人员和一辆消防车组成的救援队。

登山者穆罕默德·哈基姆·拉扎利和穆罕默德·法伊兹·阿卜杜勒·瓦哈卜通过 WhatsApp 分享的位置信息被找到，并在晚上 7 点 42 分在距离山脚约两公里处被找到。

行动于晚上7点50分圆满结束，登山者被移交给警方。

乔治市，10月4日讯——昨晚在乔治市植物园附近的青年公园徒步旅行时迷路的两名男子已被安全找到。

槟城消防救援局（JBPM）行动助理主任约翰·萨贡·弗朗西斯表示，该部门于下午 6 点 11 分接到有关该事件的紧急电话，随后从峇眼杰玛消防救援站派出 8 名人员和一辆消防车前往现场。

“消防员根据受害者通过 WhatsApp 分享的位置信息，在三名警察的协助下，开展了搜救行动。

“穆罕默德·哈基姆·拉扎利和穆罕默德·法伊兹·阿卜杜勒·瓦哈卜，两人均为 25 岁，于晚上 7 点 42 分被安全找到，地点距离山脚约两公里，”他昨晚在一份声明中说。

他补充说，受害者已被安全救下并移交给警方作进一步处理，行动于晚上7点50分结束。——马新社

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