SUNGAI PETANI: Four hikers who were stranded in the Tupah forest area near Gunung Jerai yesterday due to heavy rain were safely brought down at about 4.30 am today.
Kuala Muda police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan said the group of men reportedly began their hike at 6.30 am yesterday via the Tupah Recreation Forest trail.
“At about 7 pm, 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 9 pm yesterday at the Merbok police station,” he said in a statement today.
He identified the hikers as Mohd Asraf Rosni, 34; Mohd Syafiq Asraf Said, 32; Muhamad Aiman Norazam, 26; and Muhamad Zulfahmi Zulkefli, 25. – BERNAMA
