KUALA LUMPUR: A woman was rescued after getting lost in the Bukit Dinding recreational forest today when she was chased by an animal she thought was a tiger.
A Kuala Lumpur Civil Defence Force (CDF) spokesman said they received an emergency call at 1.03pm.
“According to the caller, she was lost and unable to find her way out of the hill forest and said she was chased by an animal that looked like a tiger.
“Two teams comprising nine officers and personnel from the Kuala Lumpur CDF Operations Control Centre were then dispatched to the location to provide assistance,” he said.
He added that CDF personnel found the woman short of breath from fear before she was sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) for further treatment.
“The animal the victim described as resembling a tiger was later believed, based on her account, to be a wild boar,” he said.
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