The body of Mr Harry Tan Eng Kwang, who died after he slipped and fell while hiking in the Everest region of Nepal about two weeks ago, arrived in Singapore on Oct 9. His family is holding a three-day wake at The Garden of Remembrance in Old Choa Chu Kang Road and the...
The body of Mr Harry Tan Eng Kwang, who died after he slipped and fell while hiking in the Everest region of Nepal about two weeks ago, arrived in Singapore on Oct 9.
Dr Png, 66, who is a senior lecturer at the Nanyang Technological University’s National Institute of Education , said: “It was challenging for the rescue team to find Harry due to the snow.Malaysian grandmother makes it to Mount Everest base camp at age 73 She said: “He was out meeting his former students and colleagues almost every day. He treasured these relationships and was always there for them.”
Dr Png said Mr Tan had slipped and fallen off a cliff due to bad weather while he was trekking with a group of three Chinese nationals to a lodge in Lobuche, a Nepalese mountain.According to Dr Png, a woman in the group saw Mr Tan roll down the cliff. Another man in the group tried to get to Mr Tan and asked his sherpa, or guide, for assistance, but the guide allegedly refused to help.
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