Search and rescue personnel kept busy in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: Rescuers had to be called in to help an elderly man who slipped and fell while climbing Mount Kinabalu.

State Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Misran Bisara said they were alerted about the incident at 10.05am on Wednesday. He said a mountain search and rescue (Mosar) team was dispatched together with mountain porters and personnel from Sabah Parks to locate the Malaysian, 60, at KM6 on the summit trail.

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