Family, friends and colleagues bid farewell to Mt Everest climber Awang Askandar

Last good-byes: Eight-year-old Amirah standing next to the remains of her father, the late APM Kedah director Lt Col Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub, who passed away during his attempt to climb Mt Everest.

KOTA KINABALU: The remains of Mt Everest climber Lt Col Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub, 56, were laid to rest at the Kampung Benoni Muslim Cemetery in Papar, about 60km from here on Saturday (May 27).

His grief-stricken wife Siti Hafizan Abdul Hamid did not attend the funeral.