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Dutch tourist killed in Malaysia’s Mulu National Park cave floods
- Local rescue chief said the man died due to drowning following flash floods in the caves and his body was found in a river inside the cave
- A search-and-rescue operation has been launched to locate a missing tour guide
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Flash floods killed a Dutch tourist in a popular cave located in the rugged Mulu National Park on Malaysia’s Borneo island, an official said on Saturday, as a search continues for a missing guide.
Local fire and rescue chief Law Poh Kiong identified the dead man as 66-year-old Peter Hans Hovenkamp from Utrecht in the central Netherlands.
“He died due to drowning following flash floods in the caves. His body was found in a river inside the cave and was taken to the Miri public hospital for a postmortem on Saturday,” he said.
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Law said a search-and-rescue operation involving 16 officers had been launched to locate 20-year local tour guide Roviezal Robin.
Eight other tourists in the same group “almost become victims” but fled to higher ground and escaped from being washed into the river, Law added.
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