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Missing elderly hiker found by guides, but rescue may take hours

By MANJIT KAUR

Sunday, 20 Mar 2022 | 5:45 PM MYT

IPOH: The elderly man who was reported missing while hiking at a hill in Puncak Jelapang has been found unconscious by two mountain guides.

Lau Sam, 84, was found in a river at an altitude of 550m above sea level at 2.14pm Sunday (March 20).

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Tags / Keywords: Ipoh , Search and Rescue , Elderly Man , Hiker , Missing , Puncak Jelapang , Found , Unconscious

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