RANAU: Firemen had to give a female climber who sprained her left ankle a “piggyback ride” from the fifth shelter, Villosa, at 2,691m of Mount Kinabalu, a kilometre down the mountain on Tuesday afternoon.
Ranau Fire and Rescue Services Department Chief Ridwan Mohd Taib said a team of nine, comprising two from the district fire station and seven from Mountain Search and Rescue (Mosar), was dispatched to the location after receiving a distress call from a mountain guide at 1.30pm.
The Mosar team comprises off-duty mountain guides who work voluntarily for the department.
“The team arrived at the location at 3pm and found the 33-year-old local woman at the Villosa Shelter, accompanied by her guide.
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Ridwan added that from the fourth shelter, Pondok Lowii, the victim was carried down to the Timpohon Gate, the main starting point, before ascending Mount Kinabalu using a Robinson stretcher.
“The victim was transported to the Ranau Hospital for further treatment,” he said, adding that the operation was called off at 6.52pm.
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