Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Kinabalu Park authorities confirmed on Sunday (June 7) that a 12-year old Filipino-Singaporean girl was among those who perished in the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Sabah, Malaysia on Friday (June 5).
The victim was identified as Karyl Mitzi Higuit Matahom, who was in Sabah as part of her Singaporean school’s educational tour of the area. She was born to a Filipino mother and a Singaporean father, according to the Philippine Embassy.
Meanwhile, the four Filipino hikers who were earlier rescued from Mount Kinabalu were admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu for physical check-up.
They are Mary Naomi Gail Angeles Malones, Kenneth Cueto Almonte, Anna Rose Gumantazon Curiano, and Michael William Echevarria.
The Embassy immediately dispatched Vice Consul Francis Herrera to Sabah right after the quake. He is now in Kota Kinabalu coordinating with Singaporean authorities with respect to the disposition of Matahom’s remains, and assisting the four rescued Filipino climbers.
