THE search and rescue (SAR) team today found human body parts believed to be of two female hikers who were swept away by a water surge while climbing Gunung Suku, Simpang Pulai on Sunday.

Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Muhammad Shahrizal Aris said the body parts were found at 4.30pm today.

“The body parts cannot be identified yet because we only found them at the location of the second discovery yesterday,” he said when contacted today, referring to the discovery of half of the victim’s body parts under a pile of wood yesterday.

Shahrizal said the SAR operation was suspended at 5.30pm due to weather factors. It will resume at 8am tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the department’s deputy operations commander Umrani Che Mat said the SAR team also found several pieces of clothing at the scene at 1.30pm today.

Umrani said both husbands of the victims had confirmed some pieces of clothing found by the rescue team belonged to the victims.

Yesterday, the SAR team found human body parts believed to belong to one of the two female climbers washed away by a water surge under a pile of wood at 10.20am.

The two women, identified as See Su Yen, 32 and Ng Yee Chew, 46, from Cheras and Klang, Selangor, are believed to have been swept away by strong currents in the incident at 5am last Sunday. – Bernama, May 17, 2022.