Mr Darrel Phee died of asphyxia and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), according to travel agency Adventures Unlimited.
while attempting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
"However, on the morning of the summit hike, his oxygen levels dropped and his heart rate increased," it added. In response to CNA's queries, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said on Sunday that MFA"has been extending consular assistance and support to the family of the deceased".At 5,895m, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest peak. While popular with adventure seekers,"with more than 50 per cent of climbers suffering from mountain sickness, it is an extreme altitude mountain trek", said the Climbing Kilimanjaro website.
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