Waze leads man into a muddy misadventure

PETALING JAYA: A man who relied on the Waze navigation app to return home, ended up being lost in an oil palm plantation.

Harian Metro reported that Pauzi Ismail’s car got stuck in the mud in the Benta area of Pahang, and as night began to fall, he had no choice but to call for help.

The incident occurred when Pauzi was driving alone from Gua Musang, Kelantan, to Bandar Penawar, Johor, last Thursday.

The 70-year-old used the app to avoid traffic congestion, but things took a worrying turn when he got lost for several hours on the oil palm plantation.

According to his eldest son, Jurasmadi Pauzi, they were travel­ling in two separate cars but got separated because of heavy traffic.

His father headed home to Bandar Penawar at around 5pm, while Jurasmadi returned to Kuala Lumpur.

“Fortunately, my father made an emergency call to 999. The Pahang fire department contac­ted my cousin who informed me about my father’s situation.

“My father managed to send pictures of the location though it wasn’t very accurate.

“So the police asked villagers if they recognised the plantation shown in the photos.

“With the help of villagers, they finally found my father at 10.02pm,” he added.