KUBANG PASU: The search for a 74-year-old woman who went missing after leaving her home in Taman Kodiang, Changlun, will continue with a larger team involving several agencies and villagers.
Razaiyah Hassan, who has Alzheimer's disease and high blood pressure, was reported missing by her son at about 2pm yesterday.
Kedah Fire and Rescue Department Zone 1 chief Senior Fire Superintendent Ahmad Aminuddin Abdul Rahim said the department received a call about the missing woman at 2.25pm.
He said 13 personnel from the Bukit Kayu Hitam Fire and Rescue Station were deployed after receiving a briefing from police on the search area.
The search, which included sniffer dogs, covered an area within 500 to 800m, extending to the main road, but no clues were found.
The operation was suspended at 6.30pm, although a small team would continue searching that night. A larger operation involving the Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence Force, police and villagers was planned for tomorrow.
Kubang Pasu district police chief Superintendent Mohd Radzi Abdul Rahim said police received a report on the disappearance that day from a 53-year-old man at the Kodiang police station.
He said the woman's son noticed she was missing at about 2.15pm yesterday.
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