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ALANG: The climbing trail of Mount Semeru, which is located on the border of Lumajang and Malang regencies in East Java, was reopened on Friday after a search and rescue (SAR) team found a climber who had been reported missing.

'€œToday, Semeru'€™s mountain trekking route has been reopened. Climbers are permitted to climb Mt. Semeru, but only up to Kalimati,'€ said Achmad Susdjoto, Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park'€™s (TNBTS) region 2 division head in Lumajang, as quoted by Antara.

The trail that goes up the volcano, which is 3,676 meters above sea level, was temporarily closed on Thursday as the SAR team conducted a search to find Daniel Saroha, 31, a Bogor resident who was reported missing.

'€œThe missing climber was found and evacuated by the joint SAR team to Ranupani; thus, Semeru'€™s climbing trail can be reopened today,'€ said Achmad.

During the operation on Thursday, the SAR team also recovered the body of Dania Agustina Rahman, a climber who died on Semeru, and handed her over to her family in Sukabumi, West Java. Meanwhile, another climber who survived, M. Rendika from Medan, North Sumatra, is undergoing medical treatment for his wounds at Saiful Anwar Hospital (RSSA) in Malang.

Achmad said all climbers must adhere to TNBTS'€™ rules, which prohibited climbers from going to the peak of Mt. Semeru.