Crime & Safety around you

1. Croatian climber rescued after 8 days stranded on Mount Kinabalu

   2 days ago Harian Metro Gunung Kinabalu, Sabah

   A 46-year-old Croatian climber, Mauro Persic, was found alive after eight days alone and injured on Mount Kinabalu in Sabah. He was rescued in a multi-agency operation and is still in police custody while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kota Kinabalu. He expressed regret over the risks he took and gratitude to the rescuers and porters who carried him down.

2. Two men held with syabu at a house in Kampung Mata Kundasang, Ranau

   3 days ago Daily Express Sabah Kampung Mata Kundasang, Ranau, Sabah 8.3 km

   Ranau police arrested two local men, aged 26 and 38, at an unnumbered house in Kampung Mata Kundasang at about 1am on Sept 12 and seized 5.12g of suspected syabu. The case is being probed under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, and a four-day remand has been sought for one suspect.

3. Villagers at Aki Aki Trail want action as foreign hikers keep entering without guides

   3 days ago Daily Express Sabah Aki Aki Trail, Ranau, Sabah 8.1 km

   Villagers managing the Aki Aki Trail in Ranau say foreign tourists keep entering the community trail without permission or guides, sometimes twice a week since 2021. Deputy chairman Hanson Juhili wants tourism authorities to step in before an unauthorised hiker is lost or hurt, after the recent rescue of a Croatian climber who used a village route up Mount Kinabalu.

4. Sabah official wants jail for Mount Kinabalu trespassers after climber rescue

   4 days ago New Straits Times Timpohon Gate, Ranau, Sabah 5.2 km

   A Sabah deputy state secretary, Datuk Jamili Nais, has called for jail sentences for climbers who trespass on Mount Kinabalu via unauthorised routes, after a Croatian climber was rescued in a five-day operation. The climber, Mauro Persic, was brought down to Timpohon Gate and is recovering in hospital. A Native Court judge said Native Laws could also be used against trespassers.

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6. 43 rescuers bring down Croatian climber injured on Mount Kinabalu

   5 days ago Harian Metro Gunung Kinabalu, Ranau, Sabah

   A Croatian climber, Mauro Persic, 46, fell while climbing Mount Kinabalu and suffered injuries to his right leg and ribs. A five-day search and rescue operation involving 43 personnel from JBPM, PDRM, APM and Sabah Park brought him down via Timpohon Gate before he was sent to Ranau Hospital.