00:00A 61-year-old man who went missing while searching for bird's nests in Gwate Pahdung has been found safe
00:06near an oil palm plantation in Lahad Datu.
00:09Lahad Datu Fire and Rescue Station Chief Sumsoa Rashid said the department was alerted after the plantation manager contacted authorities
00:19to report the man's whereabouts.
00:22He said the victim, identified as Ismail Ibrahim, was found alive but in a weakened condition.
00:29Ismail had been reported missing on May 26 after entering Gwate Pahdung with two friends to search for bird's nests.
00:38The Fire and Rescue Department and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force launched a Search and Rescue SAR operation following his
00:46disappearance.
00:48The operation was intensified on Wednesday with the deployment of the Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team of Malaysia, STORM,
00:56which conducted searches inside the cave shortly before the missing man was located.
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