S’porean man, 52, carried down M'sia mountain after fracturing right arm while descending

A 52-year-old Singaporean man was carried down a mountain in Malaysia after he fractured his right arm in a fall while descending.

The incident occurred on May 30 morning at Gunung Datuk in Negeri Sembilan, Bernama reported.

Transported down on stretcher

In a Facebook post by the Negeri Sembilan City Fire and Rescue Station, emergency responders and other hikers were seen transporting the man on a stretcher.

At one point, the man was covered in what appeared to be a thermal blanket.

He was believed to have fallen at a rocky area near the summit staircase while descending the mountain.

He suffered a fracture on his right arm.

He was among 11 hikers taking part in a climb to the summit of Gunung Datuk.

Two local mountain guides accompanied the group.

Morning call for assistance

According to officials, local emergency responders received a call for assistance at about 10:29am.

Emergency responders apparently hiked about 2km from the foot of the mountain to the man’s location.

The man was transported to a local hospital, and the rescue operation, which involved five emergency personnel, concluded at about 2:28pm.

885m above sea level

According to Free Malaysia Today, Gunung Datuk is about 885m above sea level.

It has a peak defined by a cluster of massive granite boulders.

Hikers would need to climb a series of near-vertical steel ladders anchored directly onto the rocks.

Local folklore indicates that a large depression on one of the highest boulders bears the footprint of a Malay warrior known as Hang Tuah.

Tuah was apparently reputed to be able to leap from mountain to mountain.