Foreign Ministry officer dies in ascent to Everest base camp

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 30 Oct 2023 9:08PM · 0 Comments

Foreign Ministry officer Parthiban Kandasamy dies in his ascent to the Everest base camp. He was 38. – Facebook pic, October 30, 2023.

A 38-YEAR-OLD Foreign Ministry officer died today while ascending towards the Mount Everest Base Camp.

The victim, identified as Parthiban Kandasamy, was confirmed dead at 2.30am in Gorak Shep during the climb to the base camp.

Wisma Putra, which confirmed the death in a statement, said the Malaysian embassy in Kathmandu is arranging to bring down the body of the deceased from Gorak Shep to Kathmandu for an autopsy at the Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu.

“The deceased’s remains will be brought back to Malaysia after all post-mortem and documentation matters are completed,” the statement added. – Bernama, October 30, 2023.

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