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[UPDATED] Malaysian doctor dies after 100m fall in Italian Dolomites

KUALA LUMPUR: A 60-year-old Malaysian doctor died after she lost her way and fell 100m down the Croda del Becco trail, north of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, last Friday. The victim, Dr Khaw Bee Ling from Kedah, was on a hiking trip with her friends. She was reported missing on July 17. Hopes of finding her alive were dashed when a search and rescue helicopter spotted her body at the foot of the Croda del Becco slabs at first light the next day. According to Italian news report Antenna Tre, the location where Khaw was found is one of the most imposing peaks in the Dolomites, between the Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park and the Braies Dolomites. The report said Dr Khaw lost track of the trail on the Belluno side of the mountain, reaching steep, smooth slabs before falling about 100m and ending up in a crevice. The news report said Dr Khaw had sent a message to her friend, telling her she had lost her way back and needed help. "A search operation was immediately launched with personnel and equipment, including helicopters and drones with thermal imaging cameras, continuing through the night and resuming at first light with overflights and patrols, including with dog units. The positioning of the cell phone received from the mobile phone provider was crucial, allowing the search area to be narrowed down," the report said. It said Dr Khaw's body was recovered and transported to the mortuary in Cortina. "In addition to the Cortina Alpine Rescue and the Guardia di Finanza, volunteers from San Vigilio di Marebbe and Pusteria, firefighters, and the Carabinieri also participated in the search for missing Dr Khaw," the report read. Checks locally showed that Dr Khaw, a physician, was attached to a private hospital in Sungai Petani, where she was in private practice before her hiking trip to the Dolomites, Italy.