GEORGE TOWN: It took about two hours for firemen to bring down the body of a 51-year-old hiker who died while trekking on Penang Hill.The man from Bayan Lepas was pronounced dead by a team of paramedics when they arrived at the scene in Middle Station, roughly halfway up the hill.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said it had received an alert from the public at about 6.30am yesterday.
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