JEMPOL: A 78-year-old man has been reported missing in an oil palm plantation in Palong, near here, since Sunday (May 31).
Deputy Fire Supt II Mohd Jefri Jamal said Abdullah Alias, 78, failed to return home after entering the plantation in the evening, while his motorcycle was left at the scene.
"Search and rescue operations resumed at 8.45 this morning. The operations centre has also called in three members of the Special Operations, Tactical and Rescue Team of Malaysia (STORM) to assist.
"The victim left home at 5 pm and was reported missing about an hour later. Family members searched the plantation until 7pm but found only his motorcycle," he said in a statement here on Monday.
He added that the search and rescue across the 4.04-hectare plantation involves four members of the Palong Voluntary Fire Brigade, three police officers and eight civilians. - Bernama
