Korean woman suffers altitude sickness on Mt Kinabalu


Rescuers carrying the Korean climber down from Mount Kinabalu after she suffered acute mountain sickness on Friday (Aug 4).

KOTA KINABALU: A 59-year-old Korean woman has been struck by acute mountain sickness (AMS) while climbing Mount Kinabalu and was assisted down the mountain by rescuers.

The Fire and Rescue Department's Mountain Search and Rescue (Mosar) team was dispatched to KM6, Panalaban sick bay at the mountain after receiving the report at 9.04am on Friday (Aug 4).

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