Penang:Two men who lost their way while hiking in Youth Park near the Botanical Gardens have been found safe.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Penang Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 6.11 pm. Eight personnel and a fire engine from the Bagan Jermal Fire and Rescue Station were dispatched to the scene.

Firefighters, assisted by three police officers, conducted a search and rescue operation based on the location shared by the hikers via WhatsApp. Muhammad Hakim Razali and Muhammad Faiz Abdul Wahab, both 25, were located at 7.42 pm, approximately two kilometers from the foot of the hill.

The hikers were safely brought down and handed over to the police for further action before the operation concluded at 7.50 pm.