A spokesman from the state’s fire and rescue department said they received a distress call at 9.56am about a hiker, identified as Lim Kee Wan, who collapsed while hiking.

Personnel from Bagan Jermal station were dispatched and reached the scene at 10.11am.

“The team attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation but this proved unsuccessful. The victim was pronounced dead by medical personnel at the scene.

“The body was then brought down the hill and handed over to the police for further action,” the spokesman said in a statement today.