Feeling tired and hot, she walked ahead of the group before disappearing.
A search and rescue team has since been deployed to find the missing teen.
Audio clip sparks debate online
A clip of the search shared on Threads on Monday (25 May) shows searchers calling out her name.
Several commenters reported hearing what sounded like laughter, with some saying it resembled an elderly woman’s voice.
“My hair stood on end hearing that laughter,” one commenter wrote before wishing for the missing hiker’s safe return.
Source: Threads
Meanwhile, other commenters were sceptical of the claims.
“Sounds like a white-breasted waterhen, which is extremely common in this habitat,” one commenter wrote while linking a video of the bird.
Source: Reddit
Search efforts continue
According to The Star, search teams covered 0.436 sq km on Sunday (24 May), using tracker dogs and working from 9am to 6.30pm, but Nur Izzati remains missing.
Source: Bernama
Her father said the girl had not shown any signs of strange behaviour prior to her disappearance and had been excited to get her driver’s license.
When she was last seen, she was wearing a brown hijab, a dark green long-sleeved shirt, black trousers, and blue shoes.
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