Chinese dies while scaling Kilimanjaro

QUEEN ISACK in Moshi

A CHINESE national, Zhu Yush (27), has died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, police have confirmed.

Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander (RPC), Mr Willbrod Mutafungwa, said the incident occurred on Wednesday at Kijiweni Kabamba in Kibosho, Moshi District.

He said the late Yush arrived in the country on September 3 via the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) with intention to climb Africa’s highest mountain.

According to the RPC, preliminary investigations into the death of the late Yush, who held passport number E43941406, show that his death came as a result of altitude sickness.

Mr Mutafungwa said the body of the deceased has been preserved at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), where a postmortem will be conducted as procedures to transport the body are underway.

Two tourists have so far died this year.

On July 18, a South African race car driver, Gugu Zulu, died while attempting to climb the mountain after experiencing breathing problems.

Zulu was part of a group of people, including his wife, Letshego Zulu, who were part of the Trek4Mandela expedition.