Five trekkers have reportedly gone astray on Mount Merbabu in Boyolali, Central Java, after climbing through Selo track starting at 7 p
ive trekkers have reportedly gone astray on Mount Merbabu in Boyolali, Central Java, after climbing through Selo track starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The five missing trekkers have been identified as Danang, Ahmad, Rizky, Wajyu and Mughni, according to Sugito, an officer of Mt. Merbabu base camp.
Their plight came to light after Rizky contacted one of his friends in Boyolali, asking for help. Rizky also said he and his companions, exhausted, cold and lost, had decided to pitch camp.
A search and rescue team was deployed on Thursday night in search of the missing trekkers.
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