7 August 2019:
Missing Irish teen: Orang Asli community believes she is no longer in the surrounding jungle
Malay Mail spoke to some of the Orang Asli from the communities nearby who have joined the search for the 15-year-old who arrived here last Sunday for a two-week family holiday but went missing the following day.
One of the locals who only wants to be known as “Pak” said the surrounding jungle is their “playground” since they were born here and they know the place well.
Pak said there were two cases of missing persons before this around the resort and with the help of the locals, they managed to find both within 24 hours.
“It is Day Four now, impossible she is still here. Even if she fainted or anything untoward happened while she is lost... the police canine (K9) unit would have detected her scent.
“Furthermore, we ourselves searched all the difficult areas and showed the search team, the vicinity around the search zone where the terrain is difficult and dangerous,” Pak said while taking a break from the search this afternoon.
Missing Irish teen: Orang Asli community believes she is no longer in the surrounding jungle | Malay Mail