KEMAMAN, Dec 3 — Seventeen participants of a four-wheel-drive (4x4) vehicle expedition from Pahang went through anxious moments when they were trapped at Sungai Cherul, here, as the path out of the place was flooded.
The victims, aged between 25 and 50 years, had driven in six 4×4 vehicles for camping at the location.
Cheneh district Fire and Rescue operations officer, Abdullah Embong said the group’s expedition to the river started on Friday.
He said the victims were planning to get out of the area on Sunday afternoon but the water level of the river rose dramatically and hindered their journey.
“They decided to find a way out in the morning but failed when the river continued to overflow hampering their exit,” he told Bernama, here, today.
But all of them were successfully ferried out in boats by the Fire and Rescue Department which began the operations at 1pm today and ended almost three hours later.
The fire fighters used two boats to rescue them and all the victims were reported safe. — Bernama
