Crime & Safety news in Mount Kinabalu Sabah

1. Villagers at Aki Aki Trail want action as foreign hikers keep entering without guides

   1 hour ago Daily Express Sabah Aki Aki Trail, Ranau, Sabah 8.1 km

   Villagers managing the Aki Aki Trail in Ranau say foreign tourists keep entering the community trail without permission or guides, sometimes twice a week since 2021. Deputy chairman Hanson Juhili wants tourism authorities to step in before an unauthorised hiker is lost or hurt, after the recent rescue of a Croatian climber who used a village route up Mount Kinabalu.

2. Sabah official wants jail for Mount Kinabalu trespassers after climber rescue

   1 day ago New Straits Times Timpohon Gate, Ranau, Sabah 5.2 km

   A Sabah deputy state secretary, Datuk Jamili Nais, has called for jail sentences for climbers who trespass on Mount Kinabalu via unauthorised routes, after a Croatian climber was rescued in a five-day operation. The climber, Mauro Persic, was brought down to Timpohon Gate and is recovering in hospital. A Native Court judge said Native Laws could also be used against trespassers.

3. 43 rescuers bring down Croatian climber injured on Mount Kinabalu

   1 day ago Harian Metro Gunung Kinabalu, Ranau, Sabah

   A Croatian climber, Mauro Persic, 46, fell while climbing Mount Kinabalu and suffered injuries to his right leg and ribs. A five-day search and rescue operation involving 43 personnel from JBPM, PDRM, APM and Sabah Park brought him down via Timpohon Gate before he was sent to Ranau Hospital.

4. Sabah Parks to probe Croatian climber's permitless Mount Kinabalu entry

   4 days ago Daily Express Sabah Mount Kinabalu, Ranau, Sabah

   Sabah Parks will investigate how a Croatian tourist entered the Mount Kinabalu area without a permit via an unofficial village route. The investigation follows a search and rescue operation for the injured 46-year-old climber, Mauro Persic, who was located alive but had yet to be brought out safely.

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6. Missing Croatian climber on Mount Kinabalu found alive after two-day search

   5 days ago Daily Express Sabah Mount Kinabalu, Sabah

   A 46-year-old Croatian climber, Mauro Persic, who went missing on Mount Kinabalu was found alive on Monday after a two-day search and rescue operation. He had sustained several injuries, including a swollen heel, suspected rib fractures, and a deep calf wound. Rescuers from the Ranau Fire and Rescue Station and the STORM team coordinated with Sabah Parks to locate him after he had used an unmanaged village trail.