Elevators are a modern convenience that we often take for granted.
A quick ride between floors, a few moments of stillness before the doors open to reveal our destination—rarely do we pause to consider what might happen if that journey suddenly came to a halt.
2 M’sian kids were actually trapped inside lift for 9 hours
But for two young friends in Desa Petaling, a routine elevator ride turned into a tense, hours-long ordeal that neither will soon forget.
Yesterday afternoon, concern turned to relief in Desa Petaling when two missing children were found safe after being trapped for over nine hours in an elevator under maintenance.
Faiq Adiwira, 11, and his 10-year-old friend had set out from their homes at 2:30 p.m. to buy pies from a nearby shop. When they didn’t return, their families grew increasingly worried and reported them missing to the police.
,The search, which began in the late afternoon, continued into the night. Finally, at 12:45 a.m., CCTV footage led authorities to the condominium’s elevator, where the two children were discovered asleep. They had been trapped in the lift for more than nine hours, unable to escape, reported Buletin TV3.
Assistant Commissioner Ravindar Singh Sarban Singh, the Cheras District Police Chief, shared that the children were found in good health, with no injuries despite their prolonged entrapment.
“There were two police reports lodged regarding the disappearance of the two children by their relatives yesterday afternoon.
Based on the information, the two children had left home at 2:30 p.m. to buy pies at a nearby shop before they became trapped in the elevator,” said Ravindar.
It is believed that the children had tried calling for help but eventually fell asleep due to exhaustion.
The ordeal, which lasted more than nine hours, ended when they were successfully rescued and reunited with their anxious families.
