ALOR SETAR, Oct 3 — A man fell about 50m to the ground while performing maintenance work on the cable car line in Langkawi today.
The Kedah Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has launched a search and rescue operation for the man, identified as Khairul Nizam Jaffar, 41.
Langkawi JBPM Zone 4 chief Mohd Zamri Abd Ghani said the department was alerted to the incident at 1.15pm and rescuers reached the location about 15 minutes later.
“The victim, a cable car maintenance worker, is believed to have fallen off (the platform) while doing maintenance work on level two.
“It is estimated that the victim fell from a height of 40m to 50m, and his condition is still unknown as the location is deep below,” he said in a statement.
He added that the team is descending the slope to locate the victim.
— Bernama
