Mountain climber's body recovered

Mountain climber's body recovered

KUNINGAN, West Java: Rescue workers recovered the body of 21-
year-old Iwan who fell into the cauldron of Mount Ciremai in
Kungingan regency on Oct. 25, 2001 and it was evacuated to the
general hospital for autopsy before being handed over to his
relatives.

Iwan, a resident of Cantilan Village, in the regency, fell
into the mount's crater when he along with four other villagers
climbed the mountain.

The evacuation of Iwan's deceased took seven hours because the
poor condition of weather and road to the mountain's peak.

"The evacuation took seven hours because rescuer workers have
many difficulties to reach the mountain's cauldron," said Eman, a
rescuer worker. --JP