Sabah quake: I'm no hero, says mountain guide in Singapore


Rizuan upon his arrival at Singapore's Changi Airport on June 15. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Mountain guide Mohd Rizuan Kauhinin woke up extra early at 6am on Tuesday, in anticipation of a reunion with the Singaporean boy he rescued after the earthquake on Mount Kinabalu.

It was his first time catching up with Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) pupil El Wafeeq El Jauzy, 12, after carrying him down the mountain and to safety.

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