Taiping: Eight individuals were stranded at the Bukit Larut Resort in Taiping after three of them sustained injuries during a hiking activity yesterday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) acting assistant director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah reported that of the three female injured hikers, two suffered leg cramps while another sustained a sprained ankle. The remaining five hikers, comprising three women and two men, were uninjured.

Shazlean stated that a team from the Taiping Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene, located about four kilometres away, after receiving an emergency call at 6.53 pm. Upon arrival, seven victims were found at the top of the hill, while a male hiker had descended to the foothill to seek help.

The operation commander applied the LAST (Locate, Access, Stabilise and Transport) concept and instructed firefighters, along with police and Bukit Larut management personnel, to proceed uphill to carry out the rescue operation. Shazlean mentioned that rescuers located all the victims midway down from the reported site, assisted by a civilian who acted as a guide. The woman with the sprained ankle received initial treatment at the scene before all victims were brought down to the foothill.