Police officer reported lost on Gunung Nuang found safe

KUALA LUMPUR: A Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police who was reported lost on Gunung Nuang, Hulu Langat yesterday was found safe this morning.
Kajang District Police Chief, ACP Othman Nanyan said the 57-year-old officer was found about 9.50am today about 500 metres from the peak of the location of the climb.
He said the victim was in a weak condition but did not suffer from any serious injury.
Othman said the victim had climbed the mountain together with a son and a daughter at about 7.30am yesterday and reached the peak at 11.45am.
"The victim who had reached the peak one hour earlier than his two children, began the descend earlier.
"However, when the victim's children climbed down and reached the base of the hill at about 7.15pm last night, they did not see their father," he said in a statement here today.
He said about 25 officers and men from the various agencies including the Fire and Rescue Department and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force were involved in the search and rescue operation for the victim. — Bernama