Malaysian climber Chin Wui Kin dies after rescue from Nepal’s Mount Annapurna
- The mountaineer succumbed in a hospital after he was airlifted at the weekend from Kathmandu where he was initially treated
A Malaysian climber rescued in Nepal after two nights in the open on one of the world’s most treacherous mountains has died in a Singapore hospital, reports said on Friday.
Chin Wui Kin, 48, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, Singapore media said, after he was airlifted at the weekend from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu where he was initially treated.
The cause of his death is not yet clear, but he spent around 40 hours stranded at around 7,500 metres (24,600 feet) without food, water or supplementary oxygen, and was suffering from severe hypothermia and frostbite on his hands and feet when he was found.
The mountaineer, a doctor who worked at a hospital in the city state, had reached the top of the 8,100-metre (26,500-foot) Annapurna on April 23.
However, he failed to return to the nearest camp, one kilometre below the peak, with the rest of his group, sparking frantic efforts to find him. His guide had stumbled to the camp and raised the alarm.
A rescue helicopter spotted him waving from the snowy slopes on April 25, Seven Summit Treks, his expedition organisers, said.