22-06-2025
Teen hiker suffering leg cramps brought down from Mt Singai
Rescue personnel secure the woman to the bucket stretcher before bringing her down the mountain. – Bomba photo
BAU (June 22): An 18-year-old hiker who experienced leg cramps while climbing the Catholic Memorial and Pilgrimage (CMPC) near Mount Singai here was safely rescued on Saturday afternoon.
The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement yesterday said a team from the Bau fire station was dispatched to rescue the woman following a call for help at 1.42pm.
'The victim was reported to have suffered leg cramps at the 12th level of the mountain.
'The information was relayed to the rescue team by the victim's younger sibling, who was with her at the time,' it said.
Bomba said its team, assisted by Civil Defence Force personnel, carried the hiker down using a bucket stretcher, and handed her over to her family members upon reaching the foot of the mountain.
'She was then taken to Bau Hospital for medical attention,' it added.
The rescue operation concluded at 3.55pm. bomba hiking Mount Singai rescue
