Singapore hiker missing in Johor's Kota Tinggi forest reserve found


Singaporean hiker Jason Ren Jie was found along the Kota Tinggi-Mersing Highway. He was later sent to Kota Tinggi Hospital to be treated for his minor injuries. - PHOTOS: POLIS DAERAH KOTA TINGGI/ FACEBOOK

KOTA TINGGI (JOHOR), Sept 18 (The Straits Times/ANN): A 33-year-old Singaporean man who went missing after going for a hike at the Hutan Panti Forest Reserve in Johor has been found, according to local media.

Johor Forestry Department director Salim Aman said Jason Ren Jie was found around 3.15pm on Sunday by rescuers, according to a report in China Press, a Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia.

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