British teen rescued after suffering mountain sickness on Mt Kinabalu

By STEPHANIE LEE

KOTA KINABALU: A teenager from the United Kingdom had to be carried down from Mount Kinabalu after she suffered acute mountain sickness (AMS) and hypothermia.

The 17-year-old was with her family and they were on their way down from the summit when she started feeling unwell on Sunday (July 16).

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Mount Kinabalu , Mountain Sickness , Sabah , Bomba , Rescue

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