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A tourist from Singapore tragically passed away on Friday after falling off a cliff to her death in a New York state park on Friday, authorities said.
Nur Aisyah Binte MD Akbar tragically dropped 70 feet off the New York cliff while on a scenic hiking trip with her husband in the Hudson Valley region, home of the Hudson River and a large valley popular with walkers. State police said that Ms Akbar, 39, was snapping photos of her husband when she tragically slipped off the cliff.
Ms Akbar had stopped to take the photos at the edge of the cliff on the Beacon Hill Trail in Minnewaska State Park when she accidentally “lost her footing” at around 1pm on Friday (December 22). The woman’s husband, Abdul Rauf Bin Mohd Said, 41, immediately phoned 911 to request help after his wife fell to her death.
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The Singaporean couple were on a trip to the US (Facebook)Investigators are now looking into the incident after multiple emergency services and other agencies arrived on the scene in the park in Rochester to attend to the woman. New York State Police’s aviation unit arrived to hoist the victim up from the point where she dropped and she was taken instantly to Ellenville Regional Hospital in Ulster County. But Ms Akbar was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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Minnewaska State Park, where Ms Akbar died, is popular for its views over the Catskill Mountains and is a common spot for hiking, mountain biking, and swimming in the lakes. She was walking with her husband along the Beacon Hill Trail, a relatively short 3.2 mile walk with an elevation gain of 1,768 ft.
The full statement from New York State Police read: “At approximately, 1:06pm on December 22, 2023, troopers from State Police Ellenville were dispatched to Minnewaska State park in the Town of Rochester for reports of an injured hiker.
Minnewaska State Park has many vantage viewpoints (Getty Images)“Initial investigation reveals that Nur Aisyah Binte MD Akbar, 39, and her husband Abdul Rauf Bin Mohd Said, 41, both of Singapore were hiking on Beacon Hill Trail when they stopped to take photos at the edge of the cliff. Binte MD Akbar lost her footing and fell off the cliff, approximately 70 feet. Bin Mohd Said contacted 911.
“NYSP Aviation was called in to hoist the victim to safety. Other responding agencies who assisted in the rescue included NYS Park Police, Park Operations Staff, NYS DEC Forest Rangers, and various Fire and EMT personnel. Binte MD Akbar was transported to Ellenville Regional Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. The incident remains under investigation.”
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Nur Aisyah Binte MD Akbar was just 39 at the time of her death (Facebook)Earlier this year, a woman tragically died in north-western Turkey just moments after getting engaged, after plunging 100 feet to hear death of a cliff. Yesim Demir, 39, and Nizamettin Gursu, had just got engaged and planned to go and watch the sunset. It was initially believed that Nizamettin started walking back to the car to fetch some stuff for a picnic, when he heard a scream and turned to find his fiancee had just tumbled off the edge of the cliff.
But Nizamettin has now been arrested by police who believe there are signs that a serious argument took place at the top of the cliff. Her family filed a criminal complaint, saying that Yesim had rejected his proposal leading the pair to fight, and that the engagement ring was found in his pocket instead of on her finger.