*A Taiwanese woman known as the “Bikini Climber” was a social media star who found instafame after posting seminude pictures of herself perched high atop mountains. But a recent attempt to capture the perfect sky-high selfie ended in tragedy when she died after freezing to death following a fall.
According to Yahoo, GiGi Wu, 36, was eight days into a solo hike Saturday when she called a friend to say she had stumbled 65 feet down a ravine in Central Taiwan’s Yushan Mountain, and was unable to move because of a leg injury, Taiwan News reported. But despite her many calls for help, emergency responders were not able to immediately reach her due to poor weather conditions.
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Rescuers were unable to airlift her until 28 hours later, but Wu was pronounced dead. Her cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Wu’s last post to Facebook was on Thursday; a photo of a breathtaking mountain top view that she captioned: “celebrating today.”
After news of her death broke, many of her followers expressed condolences in the comment section of her photos.
“Thank you for bringing us countless beautiful scenery, blessings to your soul,” one follower wrote.
“In the eyes of people who like climbing, you are a standard, professional climber, admirable! Be an angel in your favorite mountain forest,” another commented.
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