A young man who only wanted to return to his brother’s home found himself wandering around aimlessly at an unknown place for hours until the authorities finally found him.
He was found by a group of firefighters at a rubber and oil palm plantation in Felda Teloi Kanan in Sik, Kedah after he managed to make a distress call to them.
M’sian man gets lost for 6 hours while using traffic app to brother’s home
According to Harian Metro, the 32-year-old man was returning from a friend’s house in Sungai Lalang, Sungai Petani at around 1am today (May 8) but got lost while using a traffic app to go to his brother’s home.
He then spent the next six hours trying to look for coverage in order to contact the firefighters after he realised he was lost.
Sik Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) chief Zulkhairi Mat Tanjil told the Malay daily that a team rushed to the scene after receiving the call at 7am.
“The victim was found trembling and crying whilst in a weakened state at 8.10am. According to him, he was riding the motorcycle alone and didn’t expect to get lost until he reached the rubber and oil palm plantation.
This is because he solely relied on the traffic application to return to his brother’s house in Sungai Petani to spend the night there but got lost for more than 10km away from the main road.
“The victim panicked and tried finding his way out but failed. After navigating through several winding and muddy roads, he gave up and tried contacting the fire brigade but couldn’t due to poor coverage,” he said.
Zulkhairi added that victim only managed to make the call six hours after getting lost in the rubber and oil palm plantation. He also said the victim claimed to have heard the sounds of wild animals and spirits while there.
Thankfully, the young man sustained only light injuries and was sent to the Teloi Timur clinic for further treatment.
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