Videos and photographs shared online showed her eating instant noodles at the home of the village headman, or Tok Batin, after she was rescued.
Jaslinda said she found it difficult to navigate the “extreme” terrain and walked in circles while trying to reconnect with her group until she found a water source.
“I felt like I was dying going up and down, up and down. The ground was too soft,” she was quoted as saying by Harian Metro.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said that there was a period of about three days when Jaslinda did not have access to water, noting that she survived by drinking dew and river water, as well as jungle produce.
Sabarodzi said that Jaslinda was found by fishermen near a river at the Lubuk Gaharu village, before the Perak Fire and Rescue Department handed her over to Health Ministry officials at about 9.20pm.
Nazri Bah Eng, one of the villagers who found Jaslinda, said she was staggering when he and two other family members were heading towards a river near their village.
“We happened to be going fishing in the river when suddenly one of us noticed Jaslinda in a weak state and crying. She was also carrying a plastic bag filled with mushrooms,” Nazri was quoted as saying by The Star.
“I immediately brought her back to the village chief’s house, and we gave her food and drinks because she looked extremely exhausted,” he said when met at the Tapah Hospital on Saturday.
Perak Forestry Mountain Guide coordinator Muzafar Mohamad, said Jaslinda was found within a search zone that rescuers had repeatedly covered during the operation, reported The Star.
“It was an area that our teams had traversed from both the upper and lower sections,” he said.
“The terrain is extremely challenging, filled with valleys, waterfalls and difficult ground. Even for experienced mountain guides, reaching certain sections is not easy.”
According to local media reports, Jaslinda was taking part in the Trans Spencer Chapman trek at Gunung Batu Putih, which began at 2 am on May 23.
She and another 41-year-old climber were reported to have experienced health issues and stopped during the ascent. However, Jaslinda is believed to have continued towards the summit and was last seen on May 24.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has expressed relief following her rescue.
“Thank God. Thank you to the volunteers and rescue teams, as well as the Orang Asli people of Lubuk Gaharu for protecting sister Jaslinda,” he wrote on Facebook on Saturday.