Six missing climbers found<\/p>\n
PADANG, West Sumatra: Six of the 12 young mountain climbers
\nwho went missing on Mount Merapi nine days ago were found on the
\nedge of a ravine at Hantu hill on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Two of the climbers were dead, and the four survivors were
\nextremely weak when they were found by rescue teams, private
\ntelevision station SCTV reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n
One of the corpses was identified as Ryan, while the other
\nbody had yet to be identified.<\/p>\n
Rescuers were unable to evacuate the two bodies and four
\nsurvivors as of Sunday due to bad weather and the difficult
\nterrain.<\/p>\n
The team was reportedly waiting for reinforcements from the
\nNational Police's Mobile Brigade.<\/p>\n
Rescue coordinator Darmon told The Jakarta Post his team first
\nspotted three of the high school students at around 2 p.m. on
\nSaturday. \"We planned an immediate evacuation, but heavy rain and
\nthick fog prevented us from removing them,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Chief of the Koto Baru Police, First Lt. E. Siregar said the
\nother missing students were believed to be located in the areas
\nof Palago and Situnggang near Hantu hill. (28\/edt)<\/p>",
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