All 13 Malaysian climbers found safe on Mount Leuser, Aceh
Bernama
December 16, 2016 09:52 MYT
December 16, 2016 09:52 MYT
This aerial photograph taken on May 22, 2010 from an aerial reconaissance flight conducted by Aceh provincial Governor Irwandi Yusuf to inspect the conditions of surrounding areas of Gunung Leuser National Park shows the Laut Tawar Lake. - AFP photo
All the 13 Malaysian climbers who were stranded on Mount Leuser in Aceh were found safe yesterday and efforts were being made to bring them down by the Indonesian search and rescue team.
Managing director of Global Communication Center Kuala Lumpur (GCC), which is the coordinator for the search and rescue operation, Mustaqim Mustaza said the climbers, including Ahmad Nazit Rashid, who was reported suffering from hypothermia, was found near Kulit Manis 2 Camp.
"They were found at 3.30 pm local time and reported to be safe, including Ahmad Nazir, whose condition is reported to be stable," he told Bernama here today.
He said efforts were now being made to bring the climbers to Puncak Angkasan where they would join another search and rescue team and then would descend the mountain together.
The Indonesian authorities, through the Badan SAR Nasional (Basarnas), mounted a search for the Malaysian climbers soon after receiving a report that they were stranded on the mountain due to bad weather.
The Malaysian climbers, using the name "Kumpulan Ekspedisi Unity Trans-Lung 2016" left for Medan on Dec 1 and were reported to have arrived at the Jalur Kedah Base Camp on Mount Leuser the next day after 20 hours of travelling by land through hilly areas of Tanah Karo from Medan.
After a week climb, the group arrived at Bipak Kaleng Camp at an altitude of 2,972 metres in bad weather condition.
-- BERNAMA