Aussie couple reported missing in Batu Ferringhi forest found safe


GEORGE TOWN: The two individuals reported to have lost their way while hiking in a forest area near Freedom Hill, Happy Rock in Batu Ferringhi, near here on Friday (Sept 26), have been safely rescued.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of Fire and Rescue Operations Division John Sagun Francis identified them as Australian citizens Patrick Philippe Chung, 44 and his wife Patricia Wong, 45.

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