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RANAU: The slippery surface of the trail resulted in an American male being injured after falling while climbing Mount Kinabalu, here, Thursday.

Ranau Fire and Rescue Station Chief Ridwan Mohd Taib said the incident happened at Km 6.7 of the climbing route around noon.

“We received a call through the station line and a six-member team of the Mountain Search and Rescue (Mosar) led by operation commander Feranideh Medi rushed to the scene.

“When the team arrived at the location 1km from the Mosar post, we found that a 53-year-old male climber slipped and fell, before the back of his waist got smashed on hard ground, resulting in difficulty to walk down.

“The Mosar team, assisted by 15 Kinabalu Parks staff, a mountain ranger, three porters and four Sutera Sanctuary Lodge (SSL) staff, provided initial treatment and then took the victim down to Timpohon Gate using a stretcher,” he said.

He added that the victim was safely brought down to Timpohon Gate and then handed over to the Ministry of Health (KKM) ambulance staff for further action.

It was the second case in July and the 20th this year.

Ridwan reiterated his advice to all future climbers to take a serious assessment of their health before climbing Mount Kinabalu.