Wisma Putra aids in bringing down climber’s body from Everest

THE Foreign Ministry, through the Malaysian embassy in Kathmandu, is currently providing assistance to bring down the body of Kedah Malaysian Civil Defence Force director Lt Col Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub, who died during the Malaysia Everest 2023 (ME 2023) mission on Saturday.

The ministry said in a statement today the body of Awang Askandar would be brought down from Everest to a hospital in Kathmandu for a post-mortem and funeral arrangements.