Missing hiker found unconscious


Uphill task: STORM members scaling Puncak Jelapang to bring down the victim who went missing for 10 days. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: The senior citizen missing for 10 days after a hiking trip at a hill near Puncak Jelapang has been found unconscious by two mountain guides.

Lau Sam, 84, was found in a river at an altitude of 550m yesterday afternoon.

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Lau Sam , missing , Puncak Jelapang

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