Body Of Malaysian Who Died At Everest To Return Home Today

The body of Mohamad Shahrulnizam Ahmad Nazariwho died during an expedition to climb Mount Kala Pathar and to the Everest Base Camp in Kathmandu, Nepal is expected to be flown home today.

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Putrajaya Corporation (PPj) Public Relations senior deputy director Zaharah Salamat said the body of the assistant engineer with PPj had been taken to Lukla at 3pm yesterday (5.15pm Malaysian time).

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However, she said, it could not be flown to Kathmandu due to the foggy weather and limitations to air traffic as it was on a mountain slope.

"The Malaysian embassy in Kathmandu will use an alternative flight to send the body if we fail to use the Malaysia Airlines flight which is scheduled for 12.20 tomorrow afternoon," she said in a statement, here, today.

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Zaharah said all the other 13 expedition members were reported to be on the descent route in the Dingboche area (near Periche).

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A Malaysian climber has died from acute mountain sickness while heading to the Mount Everest base camp yesterday at 5pm (Nepal time) yesterday. Another climber is critically ill.

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The Malaysian embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, confirmed that Mohamad Shahrulnizam Ahmad Nazari had died from Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS).

An employee of Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj), he was a part of the PPj Sports, Recreation and Welfare Club’s expedition to Kalapathar and the Everest base camp, along with 13 other employees.

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The expedition involved 11 men and three women. The team had left for Nepal on May 27 and was expected to return on June 10.

None of the members nor the body of the victim could be flown out of the mountain to the hospital in Kathmandu because of bad weather, an embassy spokesman said.

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“The evacuation process is on the way but the weather condition is not favourable to move the young trekker’s body and the other person who is critically ill,” a Malaysian official in Kathmandu, Nepal said.

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“PPj had immediately contacted Wisma Putra for assistance and to coordinate rescue efforts along with the Malaysian embassy in Kathmandu. However, the bad weather hampered the rescue mission as thick clouds prevented the helicopter from reaching the incident site,”

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“The nearest exit point is Lukla Airport. We have to wait for the weather condition to improve before we can bring back the body and the critically ill Malaysian to Kathmandu.”

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Following the tragic incident, all climbers had canceled their plans to head to the Everest base camp and are currently staying in Labuche.

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They are now camping out in Labuche at the height of 4,100 metres above sea level.

The nearest medical facility located at Pheriche, was also closed due to the off season. Zaharah said currently all the climbers are reported to be in good health and stable condition.

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The spokesman said the mission was trying its best to bring the team to safety and provide them treatment.

AMS, also known as high altitude cerebral edema, altitude anoxia, altitude sickness, mountain sickness or high altitude pulmonary edema, is an illness that can affect climbers at high altitudes, usually above 2,400m.

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It is caused by reduced air pressure and lower oxygen levels in the atmosphere. Symptoms, which depend on the speed of climb and how hard a person exerts himself, can range from mild to life-threatening.

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AMS is easier to treat in the early stages. Getting back to a lower altitude is essential, although a portable hyperbaric chamber can be used to simulate air pressure at lower altitudes.

Oxygen must be given to the victim, along with other medicines to help breathing and reduce the swelling in the brain.

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