Two climbers evacuated while one feared dead

Two climbers evacuated while one feared dead

BOGOR (JP): One of seven mountaineers who fell into a ravine
in Salak mountain here on Friday last week was feared dead, while
the other four have not yet been evacuated, an official said on
Thursday.

Yusuf Badar, the coordinator of Sukamantri forest tourism
area, said that one mountaineer, identified as Iman, 28, was
feared dead as he had not yet been located since the fall.

He said that the remaining six were found by the search and
rescue team on Wednesday, but only two of them, Agus and Mumuh,
managed to be evacuated.

"The four others could not be evacuated due to bad weather,"
Yusuf said.

They were identified as Lalan, 30, Iman, 28, Ucok, 19, and
Iwan, 17.

Lalan, Indra and Ucok, slipped into the ravine when they tried
to climb a wall of the mountain in the Sukamantri area at about 3
p.m.

Their friends then decided to ask Indra and Iwan to turn back
and look for help, while Agus and Mumuh waited near the location.

After waiting at the scene for a whole day, Mumuh and Agus
decided to look for help as Iman and Iwan had not returned.

When Agus and Mumuh returned, they could not find Iwan and
Iman at the site. They were shocked when later they found their
two friends lying in a critical condition in Citiis riverbank.

Agus then continued to search for help while Mumuh took care
of his two friends.

Agus arrived in Bogor on Tuesday and reported the incident to
the Ciomas police subprecinct at about 1 p.m.

The police were helped by the search and rescue teams from
Bandung and Jakarta. (21/jun)