Singaporean climber dies during climbing exhibition to Mount Kilimanjaro
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has died while attempting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
According to a post in the agency's private Facebook group, Mr Phee's oxygen level dropped sharply and his heart rate increased on the morning of the summit hike. HAPE is an altitude illness condition that can turn fatal and occurs when fluid enters the lungs, inhibiting the effective exchange of oxygen to the blood.
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