IPOH: The two guests killed in a landslide at The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat here had travelled from Kuala Lumpur to attend to certain work-related matters.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz said there was no issue of them breaching the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) as he believed both had obtained prior approval for the journey.
"Under the CMCO, there should be no problem if anyone who wants to go cross state borders for work purposes. I believe they must have gotten approval from their respective employers and authorities.
"Both of them checked in to the resort on the same day the incident occurred," he said when met at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) Forensic Unit here, today.
Asmadi said the male victim, Ooi Chee Wei, 39 worked at an oil and gas company while the other victim, Lee Tze Juin, 32, was a property agent.
"Ooi's body was claimed by his wife this morning, while Lee's body will be claimed by her family about 11.30am," he said.
It was reported that a continuous downpour since Monday had triggered the landslide which struck the Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Tambun here, killing two guests.
After almost 10 hours of search operations, authorities managed to retrieve Ooi's body at 10.05am and Lee's body 13 minutes later.
The remains were found in the jacuzzi room of the villa, which was struck by the landslide at 1am.