Malaysian climber rescued from Mt Annapurna dies in Singapore hospital
Thursday, 2 May 20199:04 PM MYT
Malaysian climber Chin Wui Kin is being transferred from a helicopter to the hospital for treatment after being rescued form Mount Annapurna in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 26, 2019. -Reuters
SINGAPORE (Bernama): A Singapore-based Malaysian doctor died on Thursday (May 2) after he was rescued last week from near the summit of Nepal's Mount Annapurna, where he was stranded for more than 43 hours, according to the portal TODAY.
When contacted, Dr Chin Wui Kin's wife, Thanaporn Lorchirachoonkul, declined to speak and requested privacy, said the online report.
The report said Dr Chin's wake is being held at a Buddhist temple in Bukit Merah.
Dr Chin, 49, was reported missing while descending Mount Annapurna on April 23.
Dr Chin was a visiting senior anaesthesiology consultant at Singapore's Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
His last updates on his journey on his Facebook was on April 21.
“It was scary at the ice cliff, I am glad to make it up to camp 3. The heavy snow had set in,” he wrote. -Bernama
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