Four teenagers from Batu Pahat, who were reported missing at the Gunung Soga Recreational Forest yesterday evening, were found safe today.

Batu Pahat district police chief, ACP Abdul Wahib Musa said Mohd Amir Haziq Iqramudin, Mohd Azrul Azizi Mohd Zaidi, Mohd Khairul Muttaqim Mohd and Muhamad Afif Samsudin, all 14, were found by a search and rescue (SAR) team at 10am.

"The teenagers, who are students at SMK Dato Bentara Luar, were taken to the Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital for outpatient treatment," he said when contacted today.

The incident was reported to the police at 7.15pm after one of the missing teenagers sent a message and their last location to a friend.

He said the SAR, which started at 8pm yesterday and stopped at midnight, was resumed at 7.30am today. -- Bernama