Search and rescue team unable to find missing Singaporean on Mt Everest, says wife

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.