Rescuers take two days to get snake-bite victim to safety in Gerik


IPOH: Rescuers took two days to evacuate an Orang Asli woman from the Lenweng village near Pos Kemar, Gerik after she was bitten by a snake on Tuesday (Feb 4).

Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said that a team of firefighters and police, along with two mountain guides made the 10km trek to bring out the victim, Ana Along, 32, to Pos Kemar after the department received a call about the incident at 3pm on Saturday (Feb 8).

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