SINGAPORE: The search and rescue team looking for the missing Singaporean climber on Mount Everest were unable to locate him “despite their best efforts”, said his wife on social media on Saturday (May 27).
In an Instagram post, the wife of Mr Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya wrote a tribute to the 39-year-old climber who went missing after reaching the summit on May 19.
Mr Shrinivas had left Singapore on Apr 1, aiming to summit Mount Everest and then Mount Lhotse in a single expedition, said Ms Sushma Soma.
“He would have been one of the few in South East Asia and the first Singaporean Indian to do so.”
Ms Soma said he developed High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE), a high-altitude illness that could lead to fatigue and loss of coordination, and “could not make it back down”.
She recalled witnessing her husband’s “focus, rigour and discipline” in balancing his training and work commitments.