Search operation called off at Gunung Senyum, missing 'victim' deemed non-existent

A file picture of Gunung Senyum. There are more than a hundred caves there, most off limits to visitors.

KUANTAN: The search and rescue operation mounted to locate a man said to have gone missing in the Gunung Senyum Recreational Forest in Temerloh near here, has been called off after it was deemed that the 'victim' does not exist.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Zulfadli Zakaria said the operation was activated Thursday (Sept 29) evening after they were told that two people had gone missing in the forest.