LAHAD DATU: A 75-year-old woman reported missing in an oil palm plantation at Felda Sahabat 5, Kampung Desa Kencana, was safely located after an overnight search operation involving emergency services and local villagers.
The Sabah Fire and Rescue Operations Centre received a distress call via the MERS999 system at 10.28 pm on Tuesday (May 20) after Rosmini Iskandar was last seen around 1.00 pm the same day, approximately 200 metres from her home.
Initial search efforts by villagers failed to locate the elderly woman, prompting the deployment of a four-member fire and rescue team from Lahad Datu, along with policemen. The operation, hampered by nightfall, was temporarily suspended at 1.33 am on Wednesday.
The search resumed at 6.12 am with additional support from the Civil Defence Force (APM) and 10 villagers, expanding the radius to 300 metres from the last known location.
At 11.40 am, family members discovered Rosmini in safe condition within the plantation, about 300 meters from her residence. She was promptly reunited with her relatives, and authorities confirmed no further risks before terminating the operation. – James Leong
