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Update:
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.
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.
https://troopers.ny.gov/news/new-yo...ed-hiker-minnewaska-state-park-town-rochester
He also spoke about a Facebook post he had published on Monday night about public “suspicions” that foul play was involved in Aisyah’s death.
“I understand there will always be trolls who will question everything behind a screen and most of the time, fake accounts. It’s part of being in this social media era,” he said.
“They were trying to find every single hole they could possibly think of, and even after you have given whatever account of the matter, they will go even deeper to find more holes to spin into a conspiracy story.”
On Monday night, Mr Abdul Rauf published a “clarification” on Facebook, saying that he would “take the opportunity to give loved ones, friends, keyboard warriors, and the public the necessary information to put (their) minds at ease”.
“Hopefully, this will allay your ‘suspicions’,” he wrote in his post, which addressed questions such as what the couple were doing at Minnewaska State Park at the time.
He also dealt with queries on why he was not with his wife after she fell, and why he had published a Facebook post including pictures and videos of his wife — which some had dubbed as “suspicious and insensitive”.
In the post, he wrote that he had surrendered his phone’s contents, including pictures and videos, to the New York State Police.
“As there was trauma that happened to the body, the police will have to treat it first like as if a potential crime has taken place, thus why when I was ‘questioned’, the line of questions was trying to uncover if a crime was committed or not.
“They brought in a special computer to extract the pictures and videos on my phone and ensure the data integrity was not compromised in any way,” he wrote.
“I showed the police the pics and videos that happened in the split second right before she fell and when I rushed forward after I saw her slip. These videos and pictures have already been examined by the detectives, and it was obvious there was no foul play or ‘murder’ that took place.
“It did not take the police long to rule the death (as) an accident after seeing all the footage.”
Mr Abdul Rauf said with temperatures at zero in the park, the ground had been icy. After Aisyah fell, he moved forward but slipped and fell on his bottom.
He added that his shoes were not suitable for the icy conditions, which meant he was unable to make his way down to where Aisyah had come to rest.
Asked how he felt about having to publicly address such accusations amid his own grieving, Mr Abdul Rauf said: “Yes, it can hurt… I’m still broken right now. I have been tearing and grieving by myself many times and the (SIA) flight crew have been amazing to give me the care and service.”
“I had to do it mostly by myself before a good friend of my wife joined me in New York to render support. (Now) I’m just resting in the plane and texting my sisters who have been amazing at giving me the support I needed,” he added.
On his and his family’s plans ahead, Mr Abdul Rauf said they would heal, “recover, and find a way to live again without (Aisyah’s) presence, which is a huge part of our lives.”
“We didn’t expect the media to want to pick up this story and were hoping for it to remain private. However, when friends started posting on social media that she has passed, things got a little out of control with the virality, especially after national news picked up the story as well," he said.
“That was when we realised this can’t be avoided any longer and we chose to embrace the media to help spread the word that she was a very beautiful person especially on the inside.”
He also addressed concerns raised online by several people who asked what the couple were doing at the park, and why he was not at the bottom of the cliff with his wife after the fall, among other things.
Mr Abdul Rauf said the couple were sitting at a “nice part” of the park taking pictures while discussing future goals, and it was about 0 deg C at the time, with ice covering the ground.
He added that he could not get to his wife at the bottom of the cliff because he was “slipping and falling every few steps” due to the slippery terrain that made walking down the hill tricky.
He said: “There was no way those shoes were able to bring me down the difficult terrain, 100 feet (30m) below.
“By the time I thought of even attempting to head down to her again, the rescuers came and backed me to a safe distance away from the edge and forbade me from coming near the cliff for fear that I would interfere and compromise the rescue operation due to my emotional stress shown then.”
Mr Abdul Rauf also said he posted videos, photos and his account of the incident on Facebook as he was fielding “a few hundred messages and calls” from others who had heard about the incident, even before he made his first post about it.
“I am beyond broken right now. I am distraught. But amidst my grieving, I have to respect and understand that my wife didn’t only have me in her life,” said Mr Abdul Rauf, who added that she was loved by many.
“What was necessary, I have uploaded, and I don’t owe any self-serving keyboard warriors out there anything.”
He also said he surrendered pictures and videos captured on his phone before and after the incident to the New York State Police, and these were examined by detectives.
“It did not take the police long to rule the death an accident, after seeing all the footage.”
In a Facebook post on Dec 26, Mr Abdul Rauf thanked Singapore Airlines, John F. Kennedy International Airport and the Singapore consulate in New York for helping with transportation and administrative arrangements during the busy holiday season.
“My wife’s family and her loved ones are grateful,” he said.
The body of the 39-year-old Singaporean woman who died after falling off a 30m cliff in New York will arrive in Singapore on Dec 27, said her husband Abdul Rauf Mohd Said.
In a series of posts on Facebook on Dec 25 and Dec 26, Mr Abdul Rauf said the United States authorities had completed an autopsy, and the body of Madam Nur Aisyah is being brought back on a Singapore Airlines flight.
It is expected to land in Singapore on Wednesday at about 6.55am, he added.
He said those who wish to pay their last respects to his wife can go to their house in Jalan Loyang Besar from 10.30am on Dec 27.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-in-new-york-returning-to-singapore-on-dec-27
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.
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.
https://troopers.ny.gov/news/new-yo...ed-hiker-minnewaska-state-park-town-rochester
He also spoke about a Facebook post he had published on Monday night about public “suspicions” that foul play was involved in Aisyah’s death.
“I understand there will always be trolls who will question everything behind a screen and most of the time, fake accounts. It’s part of being in this social media era,” he said.
“They were trying to find every single hole they could possibly think of, and even after you have given whatever account of the matter, they will go even deeper to find more holes to spin into a conspiracy story.”
On Monday night, Mr Abdul Rauf published a “clarification” on Facebook, saying that he would “take the opportunity to give loved ones, friends, keyboard warriors, and the public the necessary information to put (their) minds at ease”.
“Hopefully, this will allay your ‘suspicions’,” he wrote in his post, which addressed questions such as what the couple were doing at Minnewaska State Park at the time.
He also dealt with queries on why he was not with his wife after she fell, and why he had published a Facebook post including pictures and videos of his wife — which some had dubbed as “suspicious and insensitive”.
In the post, he wrote that he had surrendered his phone’s contents, including pictures and videos, to the New York State Police.
“As there was trauma that happened to the body, the police will have to treat it first like as if a potential crime has taken place, thus why when I was ‘questioned’, the line of questions was trying to uncover if a crime was committed or not.
“They brought in a special computer to extract the pictures and videos on my phone and ensure the data integrity was not compromised in any way,” he wrote.
“I showed the police the pics and videos that happened in the split second right before she fell and when I rushed forward after I saw her slip. These videos and pictures have already been examined by the detectives, and it was obvious there was no foul play or ‘murder’ that took place.
“It did not take the police long to rule the death (as) an accident after seeing all the footage.”
Mr Abdul Rauf said with temperatures at zero in the park, the ground had been icy. After Aisyah fell, he moved forward but slipped and fell on his bottom.
He added that his shoes were not suitable for the icy conditions, which meant he was unable to make his way down to where Aisyah had come to rest.
Asked how he felt about having to publicly address such accusations amid his own grieving, Mr Abdul Rauf said: “Yes, it can hurt… I’m still broken right now. I have been tearing and grieving by myself many times and the (SIA) flight crew have been amazing to give me the care and service.”
“I had to do it mostly by myself before a good friend of my wife joined me in New York to render support. (Now) I’m just resting in the plane and texting my sisters who have been amazing at giving me the support I needed,” he added.
On his and his family’s plans ahead, Mr Abdul Rauf said they would heal, “recover, and find a way to live again without (Aisyah’s) presence, which is a huge part of our lives.”
“We didn’t expect the media to want to pick up this story and were hoping for it to remain private. However, when friends started posting on social media that she has passed, things got a little out of control with the virality, especially after national news picked up the story as well," he said.
“That was when we realised this can’t be avoided any longer and we chose to embrace the media to help spread the word that she was a very beautiful person especially on the inside.”
He also addressed concerns raised online by several people who asked what the couple were doing at the park, and why he was not at the bottom of the cliff with his wife after the fall, among other things.
Mr Abdul Rauf said the couple were sitting at a “nice part” of the park taking pictures while discussing future goals, and it was about 0 deg C at the time, with ice covering the ground.
He added that he could not get to his wife at the bottom of the cliff because he was “slipping and falling every few steps” due to the slippery terrain that made walking down the hill tricky.
He said: “There was no way those shoes were able to bring me down the difficult terrain, 100 feet (30m) below.
“By the time I thought of even attempting to head down to her again, the rescuers came and backed me to a safe distance away from the edge and forbade me from coming near the cliff for fear that I would interfere and compromise the rescue operation due to my emotional stress shown then.”
Mr Abdul Rauf also said he posted videos, photos and his account of the incident on Facebook as he was fielding “a few hundred messages and calls” from others who had heard about the incident, even before he made his first post about it.
“I am beyond broken right now. I am distraught. But amidst my grieving, I have to respect and understand that my wife didn’t only have me in her life,” said Mr Abdul Rauf, who added that she was loved by many.
“What was necessary, I have uploaded, and I don’t owe any self-serving keyboard warriors out there anything.”
He also said he surrendered pictures and videos captured on his phone before and after the incident to the New York State Police, and these were examined by detectives.
“It did not take the police long to rule the death an accident, after seeing all the footage.”
In a Facebook post on Dec 26, Mr Abdul Rauf thanked Singapore Airlines, John F. Kennedy International Airport and the Singapore consulate in New York for helping with transportation and administrative arrangements during the busy holiday season.
“My wife’s family and her loved ones are grateful,” he said.
The body of the 39-year-old Singaporean woman who died after falling off a 30m cliff in New York will arrive in Singapore on Dec 27, said her husband Abdul Rauf Mohd Said.
In a series of posts on Facebook on Dec 25 and Dec 26, Mr Abdul Rauf said the United States authorities had completed an autopsy, and the body of Madam Nur Aisyah is being brought back on a Singapore Airlines flight.
It is expected to land in Singapore on Wednesday at about 6.55am, he added.
He said those who wish to pay their last respects to his wife can go to their house in Jalan Loyang Besar from 10.30am on Dec 27.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-in-new-york-returning-to-singapore-on-dec-27
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