Irish man (40) dies while climbing in Kenya Journal.ie 29/01/2021
AN IRISH MAN has died after he become ill while climbing in Kenya.
The incident happened at around 6am local time yesterday, when the 40-year-old died after developing “breathing problems” during a stopover while climbing Mount Kenya.
The Kenyan Wildlife Service said that a rescue team responded by evacuating the man to Nanyuki Cottage Hospital, where he arrived in a critical condition and was later pronounced dead.
The service also said the man entered Mount Kenya National Park on 25 January, and offered its condolences to the man’s family.
A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs was contacted for comment.
Irish mountain climber dies in Kenya
Updated / Friday, 29 Jan 2021
16:20
An Irish man has died after becoming ill while mountain climbing in Kenya.
The Kenyan Wildlife Service said the 40-year-old man developed some breathing problems at a stopover hut while climbing Mount Kenya.
The incident, which occurred at around 6am yesterday, was reported to a search and rescue team which evacuated him to Mackinder s Camp.
He was then airlifted to Nanyuki Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The man accessed Mount Kenya National Park through Naro Moru Gate on 25 January.
The Kenyan Wildlife Service offered its sincere condolences to the family.
2021-01-28 17:35:45 GMT2021-01-29 01:35:45(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAIROBI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) An Irish mountain climber scaling Mount Kenya developed some breathing problems and died early Thursday, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said.
The KWS said the 40-year-old male whose name was not disclosed had developed some breathing problems in one of the stopovers, Australian hut.
The wildlife agency said the incident was then reported and a rescue team responded by evacuating the client to Mackinder s, where he was airlifted to Nanyuki Cottage Hospital. The client who was in a critical condition was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, KWS said in a statement issued in Nairobi.
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