Elderly man dies while hiking at Perak's Kledang Hill


IPOH: An elderly man died after experiencing breathing difficulties while hiking at Bukit Kledang, which is a two-hour trail rising above the suburb of Menglembu, near here on Sunday.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations division) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a report regarding the incident involving victim, Goon Swee Long, 71, was received at about 4.24pm before firemen arrived at the scene nine minutes later.

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