Two 5-year-old girls have thankfully been found safe today after going missing for approximately 24 hours in Kampung Pasir Pandak, Kuching, Sarawak.
The two children were reported missing at around 11 AM yesterday (6 December) after the father of one of the girls noticed that they were not at their play area.
Two girls went missing in Kuching for 24 hours after heading out to their grandmother’s home
Furthermore, the pair were last seen at 9 AM yesterday heading out to their grandmother’s house, some 50 metres away, to play with their cousin.
Kosmo! reported that the family searched for the girls in and around the village, but was unable to locate them.
They subsequently lodged a police report about their disappearance, and the authorities urgently conducted a search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate the missing children.
The girls were found some 1km away from the Operations Control Centre
Thankfully, the girls were found at 9:05 AM today by villagers near the beach at Batu Gelingan, some 1km from the Operation Control Centre.
A spokesperson for the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre added that the two 5-year-old girls were sent to the Sarawak General Hospital for further checks.
Meanwhile, Sinar Harian reported that the SAR operation ended at 10:06 AM today and also involved personnel from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), including its K9 Unit, and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM).
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