SUNGAI PETANI: Four hikers who were stranded in the Tupah forest area near Gunung Jerai on Friday due to heavy rain were safely brought down at about 4.30am on Saturday (Sept 13).
Kuala Muda OCPD Asst Comm Hanyan Ramlan said the group of men reportedly began their hike at 6.30am on Friday via the Tupah Recreation Forest trail.
“At about 7pm, their families became concerned as they could no longer be contacted and decided to lodge a police report.
“A police report was lodged by three families of the three victims at about 9pm yesterday at the Merbok police station,” he said in a statement Saturday.
He identified the hikers as Mohd Asraf Rosni, 34; Mohd Syafiq Asraf Said, 32; Muhamad Aiman Norazam, 26; and Muhamad Zulfahmi Zulkefli, 25. – Bernama
