Elderly man seriously hurt in 500m fall at Gunung Api at Mulu National Park
A spokesman for the operations centre of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) of Sarawak said they received an emergency call regarding the incident at 12.45 pm and deployed the Mountain Cave Search and Rescue (Mocsar) team from the Marudi Fire and Rescue Station to the site.
The victim, identified as 75-year-old Elisa Paul @ Lisa Paul, a member of the Kelabit ethnic group, is believed to have fallen while hiking with a group of tourists in the Camp 5 area of the national park.
"The rescue team provided initial treatment to stop the bleeding from his head. He was conscious when found.
"We requested air transport, and he was airlifted to Miri Hospital by a helicopter from Layang-Layang Aerospace Miri Sdn Bhd,' said the spokesman.
Gunung Api is one of the three main mountain ranges - the other two being Gunung Mulu and Gunung Benarat - located within Mulu National Park in Miri. It is over 1,750 metres high and is famous for its unique limestone formations known as the Mulu Pinnacles, making it one of Sarawak's most challenging climbing routes.- Bernama
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