Six missing climbers found

Six missing climbers found

PADANG, West Sumatra: Six of the 12 young mountain climbers
who went missing on Mount Merapi nine days ago were found on the
edge of a ravine at Hantu hill on Saturday.

Two of the climbers were dead, and the four survivors were
extremely weak when they were found by rescue teams, private
television station SCTV reported on Sunday.

One of the corpses was identified as Ryan, while the other
body had yet to be identified.

Rescuers were unable to evacuate the two bodies and four
survivors as of Sunday due to bad weather and the difficult
terrain.

The team was reportedly waiting for reinforcements from the
National Police's Mobile Brigade.

Rescue coordinator Darmon told The Jakarta Post his team first
spotted three of the high school students at around 2 p.m. on
Saturday. "We planned an immediate evacuation, but heavy rain and
thick fog prevented us from removing them," he said.

Chief of the Koto Baru Police, First Lt. E. Siregar said the
other missing students were believed to be located in the areas
of Palago and Situnggang near Hantu hill. (28/edt)