KOTA BAHRU — A 23-year-old National University of Singapore student fell to his death from the top of a waterfall on Mount Stong in Kelantan, Malaysia, last night (Dec 28).

Lee Jun Jie was enjoying the sunset atop the waterfalls near Baha’s Camp when he slipped and fell at about 7pm yesterday, Jeli fire and rescue station officer-in-charge Soleh Nasir told Malaysian news agency Bernama.

“He was said to have stood on the slippery cliff to enjoy the sunset before falling into the waterfalls below,” Mr Soleh told Bernama.

Rescue efforts last night were hampered by rain which made the paths slippery. A search and rescue team found his body at about 9.50am this morning, after a two-hour search, in the lake below.

Mr Soleh said that Lee’s body was found about 100m from the camp and was taken to Kuala Krai Hospital for post-mortem. The New Straits Times reported that Lee drowned in the lake.

Lee arrived in Dabong yesterday afternoon with 22 other students for a mountain climbing expedition.

Baha’s Camp, near the town of Dabong, is located at the top of the seven-tiered Stong waterfalls which, at a height of 1,433m, are the highest tiered waterfalls in South-east Asia.

In a statement, NUS said it is deeply saddened by the student’s death, adding that his family was informed about the accident immediately, Channel NewsAsia reported.

NUS is also in touch with the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Malaysian authorities.

It said two university staff are currently accompanying the student’s family to the camp site in Malaysia and will be on site to provide assistance and support to the student’s family and friends.

The university said it is monitoring the situation closely.