Sabah quake: Last TKPS student hospitalised in Sabah returns to Singapore
Mount Kinabalu is photographed hours after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the area in Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia, Friday, June 5, 2015. Photo: AP
SINGAPORE — The last Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) student who was hospitalised in Kota Kinabalu returned to Singapore today (June 8), and was admitted into the intensive care unit of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH).
The student — Malay Mail reported his name as Prajesh Dhimant Patel, citing official lists — was thought to be missing on Friday after the earthquake, but was found the next day.
His parents, who declined to be named, told reporters at the hospital: “We just want to pray for the other victims of the earthquake and their families, especially the two who are still missing.” Adding that they wished to focus on their son’s recovery, they declined further comment.
Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital, where the student, 12, had been warded after he was found, said in a statement that he is in critical but stable condition, reported Malay Mail.
Hospital chief executive officer Jean-Francois Naa said the student was treated for serious head, chest and muscle injuries. As the treatment was expected to take up to a few weeks, his parents decided to continue treatment in Singapore, he said.
“After discussing with Singapore KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, we have mutually agreed this morning that the time is right to send the patient to Singapore for continued care,” he said in the statement.
Another TKPS student Emyr Uzayr, 12, remains warded in KKH after returning from Kota Kinabalu early yesterday morning on an air ambulance. He suffered a fractured skull and back injuries. His father, Mr Sadri Farick, 37, said the doctors are monitoring his condition and he is likely to be discharged in three to four days.
A third TKPS student, was also admitted into KKH after returning on an air ambulance on Sunday. The extent of his injuries are not known.
Elliot Quok, 12, another TKPS student, also suffered injuries while trying to run from base camp when the earthquake struck, sustaining bruises on his body. As he was suffering from altitude sickness and vomiting, he was one of five students who had chosen to sit out the attempt on the Walk the Torq trail that day, said his mother Mae Molina. HOLLY MATTHEWS AND JOY FANG
