In a miraculous twist, search parties scouring the long and windy Sungai Perias have found two missing orang asli children alive near here on Friday.
However, search parties also found the body of another deceased child.
Authorities have yet to confirm the find, but the command center here at SK Tohoi is a buzz of activity as search parties zero in a one square km area situated in the Balah forest reserve.
It was learnt that the survivors have been identified as Norieen Yakob, 10 and Mirsudial Aluj, 11.
Reporters on site at SK Tohoi reported that both survivors were malnourished and very weak.
Medical staff stationed at the school rendered immediate health assistance to the two before they were transported to the Gua Musang general hospital at 2pm Friday.
On Wednesday, the body of a child was found in Sungai Perias, which was later confirmed to be that of eight-year-old Sasa Sobrie.
On Thursday, the skeletal remains of another child was found although the identity has yet to be determined.
On Aug 23, a group of seven children, namely Miksudiar Aluj, 11; Norieen Yaakob, ten; Haikal Yaakob, eight; Ika Ayel, nine; Sasa Sobrie, eight; Linda Rosli, eight; and Juvina David, seven, went missing.
Last month, the orang asli parents explained that the missing children, who had older siblings, decided to walk home when they could not find them in the school.
However, the older siblings were among 13 children who were being punishment for swimming in the river, and not the group of missing children.
Thinking that they had made the journey home for the weekend, the younger children then decided to walk home as well.-thestaronline
