RANAU: A 51-year-old local died while climbing Mount Kinabalu on Sunday.
The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, in a statement, said a mountain guide found the victim at Km 3.2 of the mountain trail.
“The Mount Kinabalu Search and Rescue Team (Mosar) received an emergency call at 1.23pm on Sunday and 12 members, including two officers, were rushed to the scene,” said the statement.
The team together with Sabah Parks staff and mountain guides performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the victim before carrying him down to Timpohan Gate on a Robertson stretcher.
The man was confirmed dead by medical officers and the body was handed over to the police for further action. The operation ended at 4.30pm.
Ranau Fire and Rescue Station Chief Ridwan Mohd Taib said the incident was the first fatality on Mount Kinabalu this year and the second case for August.
Ridwan reiterated his call to future climbers to do a self-health assessment before climbing Mount Kinabalu because the endeavour of conquering the mountain is not an easy task.
He said there must be a mental and physical preparations before one decides to conquer the mountain, and only bring along suitable and necessary items in their journey.
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