Woman from Singapore dies in Bhutan after feeling unwell during hike to iconic monastery
SINGAPORE – A woman from Singapore died in Bhutan on May 30 after she reported feeling unwell during a hike to an iconic Buddhist site.She had been on a tour organised by Chan Brothers and was descending from Tiger’s Nest Monastery when she told the accompanying guide that she was feeling unwell, said the travel company in reply to queries on May 30.“Immediate assistance, including CPR, was administered on site while emergency arrangements were activated,” Chan Brothers said. She was later taken to Paro Hospital.The woman had been part of a tour group that left Singapore on the company’s chartered flight on May 26, and was participating in scheduled activities before the incident, Chan Brothers said.The monastery, one of Bhutan’s most sacred Buddhist sites, clings to a granite cliff 900m above Paro Valley, according to Chan Brothers’ website. It sits 3,120m above sea level.