Orang Asli man airlifted to hospital for treatment after fainting


GUA MUSANG: The Air Unit of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department mounted a medical evacuation (Medevac) flight to send an Orang Asli man, who fainted following a high fever, from Pos Balar here to seek treatment at the Gua Musang Hospital on Sunday (Jan 15).

The department's Subang air base public relations officer Mohd Hasrizal Kamaruzzaman said Rizal Aga, 28, from the Temiar tribe, also experienced extreme fatigue and spells of vomiting over the past three days.

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