A climber who became famous for taking photos of herself on top of mountains wearing just a bikini has died after falling into a ravine in Taiwan.
Gigi Wu, 36, also known as the “Bikini Hiker” was found dead by rescue services after falling more than 65 feet into a valley near Mabolasi Mountain in Nantou County.
According to Taiwan News, Wu used a satellite phone on January 19 to call for help after she suffered injuries during her fall. The National Airborne Service Corps said they were unable to locate her using Black Hawk rescue helicopters on three separate occasions due to poor weather.
Wu’s body was eventually found close to where her distress beacon was sent from by the Nantou County Fire Department after they resumed the search on foot.
In a message to the Nantou fire service, Wu said she had become trapped because of her fall. Commander Lin Cheng-I, of the Nantou County Fire Department’s Third Squadron, said Wu’s distress beacon was activated at around 5,577 ft above sea level.
She is believed to have died of hypothermia as temperatures plummeted to around 35 degrees while she was trapped on the mountain, reports the Daily Mail.
