Woman dies after falling into drainage hole while hiking

 

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Woman dies after falling

into drainage hole while

hiking

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-17 Sep 2024, 05:04 PM

A 50-year-old woman was pronounced dead after falling into a two-metre-deep drainage hole while hiking at Jalan Kolam Cherok Tok Kun.

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The victim’s body was retrieved from the drainage hole at Jalan Kolam Cherok Tok Kun in Bukit Mertajam by firemen.

PETALING JAYA: 

A hiker lost her life after falling into a two-metre-deep drainage hole while hiking in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, today.

The Penang fire and rescue department said the 50-year-old woman, identified as Oh Ai Chin, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Bukit Mertajam fire and rescue department said it received a distress call about the hiker at around 1pm today.

Operations commander Azmi Zakaria then led a six-member team to the scene at Jalan Kolam Cherok Tok Kun.

The fire and rescue team assisted the police in retrieving the victim, who is believed to have fallen into a drainage hole while hiking,

 the department said in a statement.