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Singaporean hiker died helping others during Indonesian volcano eruption

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A Singaporean hiker, Timothy Heng, died during an eruption of Mount Dukono in Indonesia. His family stated that he was not on the mountain for social media purposes but was helping someone else in his final moments. Heng was part of a group of 20 hikers caught in the eruption, which sent an ash cloud approximately 10 kilometers into the sky. AI

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Singaporean hiker died helping others during Indonesian volcano eruption

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · CNA ·

    Singaporean killed in Dukono eruption ‘didn’t go for social media’: family

    Speaking about her stepbrother Timothy Heng, Tessa Oh said that his family knew him to be someone who put others before himself and showed up for the people in his life. Early on, hearing that he was still on Indonesia’s Mount Dukono after it erupted while most of his fellow hike…

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