Teenager missing while hiking in Tanjong Malim

23 May 2026 • 11:03 PM MYT
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A 19-year-old girl is reported missing after getting lost while descending Bukit Changkat Asa during a hike with five companions.

IPOH: A teenage girl has been reported missing after possibly being lost while hiking at Bukit Changkat Asa near Tanjong Malim today.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said they received a call at 1.26 pm and dispatched a team of firefighters to the location.

“A girl, Nur Izzati Humaira Azizul, 19, is believed to have gotten lost while descending the hill during a hike with five friends and family members,” he said in a statement tonight, adding that the search began at the last place she was seen.

The search and rescue operation was suspended at 7 pm today and would be handed over to the Kuala Kubu Bharu Fire and Rescue Department for further action, he added.

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