KOTA KINABALU, May 6 — Three hikers in the Mak Sina river valley in Lahad Datu on the east coast of Sabah have been found drowned final night time whereas a search is ongoing for three more hikers from the identical group who’re nonetheless missing.
The native Fire and Rescue Services Department station chief Sumsoa Rashid mentioned his workers have been alerted at 8.28pm {that a} group of 17 folks have been in hassle when a water surge occurred on the river, inflicting a flash flood.
Two hikers managed to flee to security however 9 others, together with three girls, have been trapped on a seaside when the surge occurred and ready for the rescue group who bought to the location at 9.36pm.
The rescuers managed to get 9 of the hikers to security round midnight, however six have been nonetheless missing.
Fire and Rescue Department personnel seen coordinating the search-and-rescue efforts to search out three missing hikers on the Mak Sina Valley in Lahad Datu, Sabah May 6, 2024. — Picture courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department
Searchers scouring the realm found three bodies trapped underneath logs at 1.37am at this time. One was a person, one other a lady, whereas the third has but to be recognized.
The authorities have but to determine the drowned victims, although their ages are mentioned to be between 25 and 58.
The search-and-rescue group comprising the police, the Civil Defence Force and the state Forestry Department are nonetheless looking for the remaining three missing folks.
Search-and-rescue efforts are ongoing to search out three missing hikers on the Mak Sina Valley in Lahad Datu, Sabah May 6, 2024 — Picture courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department
