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The search and rescue operation for missing hiker Jaslinda Saludin, 49, who was lost for more than two weeks at Gunung Batu Putih, has shed light on the critical role played by personnel from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department as one of the key agencies in missing-person rescue missions. - Photo by Bernama

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The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Putra Faris Suhaimi, 8, who is feared to have drowned in Sungai Ganggarak, last night. - Photo by Bernama

Malaysian cave diving expert Lee Kian Lie. Photo by Bernama

Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad said the department is assessing the need to enhance standard operating procedures and regulations governing extreme sports, particularly mountain climbing activities. Photo by Bernama

A man died after reportedly being thrown from his car before his body was found caught on a palm oil tree branch in Kampung Panggong Jaya on Wednesday. - Photo: Fire and Rescue Department

According to the department, the vehicle carrying the victims crashed into a water pipe.

Accident scenes. Viral photo from the internet, photo on the right from Threads user @anuar_yatim.

JBPM air unit carried out a second attempt on May 26, 2026, to deploy personnel to rescue missing female hiker Jaslinda Saludin, 49, who disappeared while participating in a climb at Gunung Batu Putih last Sunday. - Photo by Bernama

A female hiker, Jaslinda Saludin, 49, remains missing after she is believed to have strayed from the original trail while climbing Gunung Batu Putih in Perak.