Kota Kinabalu: Three hikers drowned while 12 others survived a water surge incident at a river in the Lembah Maksina area, Makuau, Tungku, near here, Sunday night.
Lahad Datu Fire and Rescue Department Chief Sumsoa Rashid said the search and rescue operation was called off at 1pm Monday after the bodies of the three victims were found.On the initial report that 17 people were caught in the incident, Sumsoa said it was ascertained that 15 people - four guides and 11 trekkers - were part of the group that got swept away by the water surge.
District Police Chief ACP Dzulbaharin Ismail, in a press conference, said three individuals comprising a tourist guide and two participants drowned in the incident. “Police received information pertaining to the incident at 8.30pm and rushed to the scene to join the rescue operation with JBPM, Civil Defence Force and the Forestry Department,” he added.
“No approval or permission was also obtained for the river hiking activities from the Forestry Department or JBPM,” he said, adding the Tungku police station was also not informed. “This area under the Silabukan Forest Reserve is very challenging as both sides of the route are stone walls. In the event of a water surge, there is no place to escape.
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