Commandos rescue 38 stranded in jungle


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 12 Dec 2007

KUALA KRAI: The 38 people who fell sick while being stranded in the jungle with more than 100 participants of an off-road expedition, have been rescued. 

A team of VAT 69 police commandos helped them out, some on piggybacks, to the search and rescue operations centre at SMK Lakloh, about 270km from Kota Baru, where they were given first aid.  

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