BUKIT MERTAJAM: An elderly woman was found unconscious after she was believed to have been stung by a bee while hiking at Bukit Sungai Lembu yesterday.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations, John Sagun Francis, said the department received an emergency call at 4.35pm, prompting a team from the Bukit Mertajam Fire and Rescue Station to be deployed.
He said the 72-year-old woman was located at 6.40pm following a search and rescue (SAR) operation conducted around the hill with assistance from the public.
“The victim was found unconscious and brought down to the foot of the hill and handed her over to the medical team. She was subsequently taken to Bukit Mertajam Hospital,” he said in a statement last night.
He said four firefighters, including a supervisor, were deployed in the operation, using a Light Fire Rescue Tender (LFRT).
The operation was also assisted by the police and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (CDF), and concluded at 8.46pm.