Teen who lost her way on Mt Santubong found

KUCHING: A Form 4 student was safely found on Tuesday night after losing her way during a hike with fellow students and teachers at Mount Santubong.

The 16-year- old girl, who was among a group of 73 students and 10 teachers from a school at Kota Sentosa, was discovered missing by others who last spotted her near a waterfall along their hike trail.

State Fire and Rescue Department ( Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii said personnel from the Petra Jaya fire station were despatched to the scene following a distress call received at 6.20pm.

“The Bomba search team, aided by police, Civil Defence Force and local villagers, focused the rescue efforts on Level 5 of the mountain, which was where the victim was last seen, until level 7.

“The victim was later found safe, albeit fatigued, at Level 7 around 9pm and was attended to by Bomba’s Emergency Medical Response Services unit prior to being sent to the Sarawak General Hospital for a check-up,” he said in a statement issued following the incident.

The operation, which ended at 10.30pm, involved a total of 28 Bomba personnel and senior officers.