"Rock-climber in a bikini" died from hypothermia in the mountains of Taiwan

News24xx.com - 36-year-old Gigi Wu, known as the Bikini Hiker ("bikini rock-climber"), fell from a height of 20 meters into the canyon while climbing Yushan Mountain. She called her friend on a satellite phone and said that she couldn’t move and she urgently needed help. However, due to bad weather, helicopters couldn’t reach it in time. She was found only after 28 hours, but it was too late.

The accident occurred in Yushan National Park in Taiwan. Yushan is the highest peak of Taiwan.

Wu called a friend and said that she was trapped at the bottom of the canyon and couldn't move because of the injuries sustained during the fall. The island’s National Airborne Corps claimed that it had tried to send rescue helicopters three times to help her, but the flights were canceled due to bad weather conditions.

It was decided to send two foot search and rescue teams consisting of three people. They found the body of Wu at the emergency beacon she had installed. The woman froze to death. The air temperature at night in the canyon didn’t exceed 2 degrees Celsius.

Rescuers say they are still waiting for stable weather to get Wu's body from a narrow ravine. So far, the search team has set up camp near the scene of the incident.

Gigi Wu is famous for making her bikini climbing and posting many photos in social networks. She had a lot of fans. She often posted on Facebook and Instagram awesome photos taken on the highest peaks of Taiwan.

In 2018, she told, that she spent 127 days in the mountains - about a third of the year.