KUALA LUMPUR: The autopsy for the remains of climber Zulkifli Yusuf has been completed on Monday (local time), and the body is now in a mortuary in Alaska awaiting repatriation to Malaysia, according to the Alpine Club Malaysia. "So far, we have not received any details regarding the flight expected to bring back the remains of the deceased," the post said. "Before being brought back, the body will be bathed and shrouded with the cooperation of the Islamic Community Center of Anchorage in Alaska." On June 1, the club announced that one of three Malaysian climbers, who had been stranded at an altitude of 19,700 feet on Denali Mountain in Alaska since May 28 while climbing the highest peak in North America, had died. It said that Zulkifli died at 6am on May 29 (local time) while sheltering in a snow cave known as the Football Field.


Source:   The Star
June 05, 2024 15:15 UTC