Crime & Safety news in Gunung Trans Gerah
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Camera traps to aid search for six missing hikers on Trans Gerah mountain
The Wildlife and National Parks Department will use camera trap footage along the hiking trail to assist the search and rescue operation for six hikers missing after climbing Mount Trans Gerah in Lojing, Gua Musang. The operation involves multiple agencies, and a JBPM Mi-17 helicopter is expected to arrive at Pos Kemar for an aerial survey.
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Six hikers feared missing on Gunung Trans Gerah were in good condition when last in contact
Police say six hikers feared missing on Gunung Trans Gerah in Kelantan were in good condition when they last contacted family on Tuesday. The group, which includes two children and two guides, began their hike on Aug 29 and were expected to exit via Pos Kemar, Perak on Sept 3. A search and rescue operation is underway after family members lodged a police report on Sept 6.
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Father of six missing on Trans GBB trail urges immediate SAR
Wan Zairudin Wan Ismail, 66, from Shah Alam, reported his son, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren and two mountain guides missing during a hiking expedition on the Gunung Trans Gerah (Trans GBB) trail in Gua Musang, Kelantan. The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has launched a search and rescue operation with helicopter support. The family was due to exit the forest on Thursday and return to Yong Peng, Johor.
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SAR for six missing on Mount Gerah uses aerial survey, 59 personnel deployed
The search and rescue operation for six individuals missing during the Trans GGB Expedition on Mount Gerah, Kelantan, is being conducted via aerial survey by a JBPM Mi-17 aircraft. A total of 59 personnel and mountain guides have been deployed in the operation coordinated at the Gerik district police headquarters, with teams entering the area through Pos Kemar and the Trojan Jetty at Tasik Banding.
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Six hikers, including two children, missing in Lojing; SAR on standby
Six hikers, including two children, are missing after entering the Gunung Trans Gerah area in Lojing, Gua Musang, Kelantan. The Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department is on standby to assist the Perak Fire and Rescue Department, which is leading the search operation. The group, which had valid permits and guides, was reported missing after failing to return as scheduled.
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Perak fire department to coordinate search for six missing hikers
The Perak Fire and Rescue Department is gathering information about six hikers who went missing after entering the forest from Pos Dakoh, Lojing, Gua Musang on Aug 29. The department's operations centre is coordinating with other agencies before launching a full search. The hikers' families lodged police reports in Selangor after they failed to arrive at Pos Kemar, Perak as scheduled on Sept 3.
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Six people, including four family members, feared missing in Gua Musang jungle
Police in Gua Musang received a report about six people, including four family members and two mountain guides, who entered the jungle through Pos Dakoh, Lojing, Gua Musang on August 29. The group was scheduled to exit at Pos Kemar, Perak on September 3 but failed to do so, with last contact indicating they were in the Perak forest area.
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Orang Asli villagers in Gua Musang live in fear as wild elephant sightings rise to four
Orang Asli villagers at the Pasik Resettlement Scheme in Gua Musang, Kelantan, are living in fear as the number of wild elephants roaming their settlement has increased from two to four. Residents say the elephants, nicknamed 'abang besar', are approaching homes and destroying crops, and they have lodged reports with Perhilitan. The Nenggiri assemblyman says the problem has persisted for over two years and has provided rice aid to affected households.
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Elephant visit in Pos Gob area repeatedly threatens residents
Around 4am on August 24, about 150 campers in Pos Gob were startled by a wild elephant approaching their camp, renewing concerns about human-elephant conflict in the remote settlement. Authorities have been deployed to monitor the area and advise residents to avoid the animals.
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Suspicious vehicle! – 9 foreigners arrested for traveling without valid passes
Police arrested nine Bangladeshi men on the Kuala Lipis-Gua Musang road for traveling without valid passports or travel documents. The arrests were made by Bertam police personnel after a suspicious vehicle was stopped and checked. They are being investigated under the Immigration Act 1959/63.