Gambar Tragedi Pelancong maut terjatuh dari puncak Gunung Kinabalu

Seorang pelancong wanita warga Jerman maut apabila terjatuh dari puncak Gunung Kinabalu, di sini, jam 6.30 pagi tadi.

Dilaporkan,pada awal pagi tadi seorang Pendaki Wanita yang dikenali sebagai Ms. Poulsen (22), berasal dari Jerman, dikatakan maut setelah terjatuh ke dalam gaung apabila melepasi garisan keselamatan di Puncak Low's Peak untuk mengambil gambar matahari terbit dan terpijak batu yang tidak kukuh.

Mayat pendaki wanita tersebut dijumpai tengahari tadi di 100m di bawah Low's Gully. 

Takziah diucapkan kepada keluarga mendiang, dan para pendaki dinasihatkan supaya mengikut peraturan yang ditetapkan, dan jaga keselamatan diri. 

Kemalangan ini merupakan nahas pertama yang berlaku di Gunung Kinabalu pada 2014.

Mangsa berusia 22 tahun kini dalam proses dibawa turun ke Timpohon dan dijangka tiba jam 2 petang.

Difahamkan, mangsa bersama beberapa rakannya dikatakan sedang menunggu matahari terbit di puncak Gunung Kinabalu.

Ketua Polis Daerah Ranau, Deputi Superintendan Abdul Rahman Kassim mengesahkan kejadian itu dan usaha membawa mangsa turun sedang dijalankan.

berikut merupakan info rasmi dari pengendali pelancong, Amazing Borneo:

10 Feb 2014 LATEST NEWS - MOUNT KINABALU ACCIDENT 

A 22 year old German woman, fell into Low's Gully from Low's Peak summit early this morning at Mount Kinabalu. Witnesses claimed that the lady went beyond the safety railings while trying to take pictures and slipped when she stepped on loose rocks. 

Sabah Parks rangers and Amazing Borneo mountain guides are assisting in the on-going search. Although the weather is cloudy with low visibility, the rescue team is trying their best to locate her. She was part of a mixed group of self-arranged climbers.

We hope for the best and will update the situation further once we have more information.

10 Feb 2014

LATEST NEWS UPDATE - MOUNT KINABALU TRAGEDY

The body of the 22 years old German climber has been found some 100 metres down Low's Gully. 

She is identified as Ms Paulsen. Rescue rangers had to go through 8.5 km mark and passed steep rocky steps in order to retrieve her body.

The victim fell into Low's Gully from Low's Peak summit early this morning at Mount Kinabalu. Witnesses claimed that she went beyond the safety railings while trying to take pictures and slipped when she stepped on loose rocks. 

Her accompanying friend on this trip is currently traumatized and lost for words.We are deeply saddened by this mishap and we wish to send our deepest condolences to Ms Paulsen's family and friends. 
This is the first fatal accident of Mount Kinabalu for 2014, and we urge all climbers to be more vigilant and exercise caution at all times.