Search for missing granny expanded to 7km radius

SEREMBAN: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate an elderly woman who went missing after searching for a cow in an oil palm plantation near her house in Kampung Sega Tengah, Kuala Sawah, Rantau, has been extended to a 7km radius from the location.

Seremban District Civil Defence Force (CDF) operations director Lt Mohd Ghazali Abd Rahim said the search for Sivapaki, 74, involved over 50 CDF, Fire and Rescue Department, police and residents as well as four tracker dogs and would focus on the plantation area.

"The search started early this morning (Wednesday, Feb 2) and will continue until evening. If we do not find the victim after 72 hours, we will hand over the case to the police for further action,” he said here.

Meanwhile, Sivapaki's grandson K. Shirikumaran, 28, who had been following the operation since she went missing on Sunday (Jan 30), said she suffered leg pains from a previous fall but had no other health problems.

He added this was the second time she had been reported missing, after an incident in 2006 when she was found safe and sound by a relative after three days in Linggi, Port Dickson.

"My grandmother is familiar with this area and has lived here since she was a child," he said, adding that the cow was found a day after Sivapaki went missing. – Bernama