IPOH: The body of one of the two female hikers washed away by a water surge in Gunung Suku, Simpang Pulai here last Sunday was found today, on the seventh day of the search-and-rescue operation launched after the incident.
Perak fire and rescue department assistant director Shahrizal Aris said the body was found intact but with head and body injuries.
“The body of a woman was found under a pile of debris in Sector C (tunnel area near Jalan Besar) at 11.20am.
“The search operation, involving 43 people from various agencies with the assistance of the Canine Unit (K9), resumed at 9am today and ended at 1pm,” he said in a statement.
Last Monday, the search team found body parts believed to belong to one of the two hikers. They were said to have been carried away by strong currents in the 5am incident.
The two hikers have been identified as See Su Yen, 32, from Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, and Ng Yee Chew, 46, from Klang, Selangor.