February 08, 2018, 01:07 PM 
The two Singaporean hikers who went missing on a hike in Johor have been found and rescued by the Johor authorities.
Dominick Tan Chang Xiang and Lum Jie went missing on Feb. 5. The two 27-year-old hikers had traveled to Mount Pulai Forest Reserve, in Johor’s Kulai district for a hike.
The Johor authorities swung into action, attempting to track down the lost hikers based on their last known phone signal.
An almost 100-member-strong team of police officers, park rangers, firemen and even ordinary volunteers combed the area, looking for Tan and Lum.
Found you
On the morning of Feb. 8, it was reported that the two hikers had been spotted from an aerial search conducted by helicopter, near a lake.
Said Johor Police Chief Mohd Khalil Kader Mohd to the Straits Times:
"Yes, I can confirm that the victims have been found. Efforts to rescue them are still ongoing."
At about 12.30pm, the Johor Police posted an update on Facebook confirming their success at locating the hikers, which you can see below:
The translated message reads:"LATEST UPDATE!
The missing (hikers) on Mount Pulai have been found.
Kulai, Feb. 8, 2018: Aerial monitoring by Inspector Hairi, Chief of the Kulai Police Station, Fireman Tuan Khari, Air 20 Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shaifudin, ASP Shuhazami and Corporal Ahmad Ezuan have found the (hikers) in Teratai Bay at the end of the Pontian Dam, who are safe and uninjured."
A stroke of luck for the two hikers, and a big round of applause to the Johor authorities.
Top image from Polis Johor's Facebook page.
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