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Missing hiking family in Kelantan mountains never stayed out more than a day, says grandpa — now it’s been four, maybe without food

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Missing hiking family in Kelantan mountains never stayed out more than a day, says grandpa — now it’s been four, maybe without food
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The silence from his son’s family has left Wan Zairudin Wan Ismail fearing that something may have gone wrong during their hike through the Kelantan...

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His son Wan Ahmad Aslam, 39, daughter-in-law Siti Zulaiha Norizan, 39, grandchildren Diya Raisha, 13, and Ahmad Raef, 9, and their two mountain guides have been missing since failing to emerge from the forest as scheduled last Thursday.

“I am worried that someone may have been injured,” Wan Zairudin, 66, who lives in Shah Alam, Selangor, was quoted by The New Straits Times as saying today.

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Sep 7, 2026
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Sep 7, 2026
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