ANN/THE STAR – Two boys in Malaysia who were thought to be missing on Monday were found after being trapped in a lift for nine hours.
The boys, aged 10 and 11, were found around 1am on Tuesday. One of the boys, the 10 year old, was said to have left his home at Desa Petaling Flats in Petaling Jaya to buy buns and meet his friend living in the nearby Pangsaria Apartments, according to his aunt.
“I was told that the boy had left at about 2pm but had not returned home by 10pm.The family then searched nearby and everyone was worried,” she said when contacted on Tuesday. “I was told that they were trapped in the lift. The doors of the lift finally opened by themselves and the boys got out in a state of exhaustion and hunger,” she added.
Meanwhile, Cheras OCPD ACP Ravindar Singh Sarban Singh confirmed the incident and said that the children are believed to have been trapped for about nine hours.
He said police also received two reports on the incidents and both victims have since been found and are safe.
