Based on the reports received from the survivors' family, the two survivors went up to Mount Malabar on Sunday (January 30, 2022) at 7.30 a.mBandung, W Java (ANTARA) - The Bandung Search and Rescue (SAR) Office has launched a search for two climbers, identified as Ace (33) and Yoga (14), who were reported missing while making their descent from Mount Malabar, Bandung district, West Java.
Head of Bandung SAR office Deden Ridwansyah informed that the two climbers were reported missing on Monday (January 31, 2022) while making their descent from the top of the mountain. The two missing persons are residents of the Arjasari sub-district, Bandung district, he said.
"Based on the reports received from the survivors' family, the two survivors went up to Mount Malabar on Sunday (January 30, 2022) at 7.30 a.m.," Ridwansyah said here on Tuesday.
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According to him, the two climbers started their ascent from Mekarjaya village, Arjasari sub-district. Their initial plan was to return home the same day and not set up camp, he added.
However, after arriving at the top of the mountain, the two climbers were said to have met a group of six people and decided to camp with them, he informed.
"The group had climbed to the top since Saturday (January 29). They decided to camp together and descended on Monday (January 31)," he said.
The two missing climbers reportedly went down first and planned to wait for the group at a pre-decided point, he added.
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"However, the group did not find the two survivors at the point. They then searched for the two survivors for around three hours," he said.
The group suspected that the two climbers went missing since the motorbike belonging to one of them was still parked at the Mekarjaya Village Office, he added.
After receiving the report of the two missing climbers, the SAR dispatched a rescue team on Monday morning, Ridwansyah said. The SAR team has previously coordinated intensively with the Bandung District's Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), he added.
"According to the victims' family, the two survivors did not bring a complete survival kit because their original plan was not to camp," he said.
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