A participant of the Basic Course of General Operations Force (GOF) Series 1/2024 participant at the Ulu Kinta GOF Training Centre died yesterday without regaining consciousness after collapsing on Thursday (May 30) from a suspected heat stroke.
Mohd Zulkifly Rozak, 31, from Platoon 6, Company B, 7th Battalion, collapsed while attending the team's basic course on Thursday, and was taken to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital for treatment.
The training centre’s commander Mohammad Hafiz Kadir, who confirmed the matter, said the victim collapsed while participating in cross country on Thursday, and was first sent to the Tanjung Rambutan Health Clinic in an ambulance.
“The victim was unconscious. He was then referred to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital where he was intubated. He was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and confirmed dead yesterday.
“The doctor confirmed the cause of death was heat stroke and organ failure,” he said when contacted today.
Hafiz said Zulkifly, along with 251 other participants, was participating in the GOF basic course, from April 28 and expected to conclude on July 26.
Zulkifly’s remains were brought back to Kuala Terengganu and laid to rest at the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Mosque Muslim Cemetery.
- Bernama
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