‘Missing' women found

Dyg Hjh Bisai binte Metassan and Dyg Asmah binte Hj Yakup after they were located.

The anxious family of two 'missing' women who allegedly got lost in Tutong jungle sighed with relief yesterday when an over 30-strong police search team found them safe, sound and grinning.

Dayang Hajah Bisai binte Metassan and Dayang Asmah Haji Yakup were found resting in the jungle at Kampong Biong, Mukim Lamunin early Wednesday morning. They were reported missing Tuesday evening.

"We were not actually missing nor we lost our way," grinned Dayang Hajah Bisai.

She said they entered the jungle late Tuesday afternoon to look for the leaves of 'mangkuang' they would use to make mats.

"We were about to walk back home when it became very dark. I thought it would be unsafe if we continued to walk back. We might get lost in the dark. So we decided to stay put until day break," she said.

"I guess we were not too far from civilisation because we could hear the prayers from the nearby mosque. But it was too dark for us to continue our journey," said Dayang Hajah Bisai.

She did not realise her failure to show up at home worried her husband so much, he reported the matter to the police.

Armed with torch lights, the search team from Tutong Police Station and the Reserve Unit went to look for the 'missing' women. They were found waiting for the daylight to break the darkness so that they could again find the right way back home.