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German tourist found dead at Dua Warna waterfall
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The identity card of Wolter Klaus, a German tourist. He was found dead at the Dua Warna waterfall tourist site in Sibolangit, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, on June 30. (tribunnews.com/Dedy)
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fter having been missing for eight days, a 49-year-old German tourist, identified as Wolter Klaus, was found dead at the Dua Warna waterfall tourist site in Sibolangit, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, on Friday.
His body was reportedly found squeezed between rocks by a university student at the site 20 kilometers away from Mt. Sibayak in Karo regency. Klaus and other foreigners went hiking on the mountain last Thursday.
The search and rescue team faced difficulties in evacuating the body because of where it was located, said Sibolangit district head Amos Karo-Karo.
"The evacuation is still ongoing," Amos told The Jakarta Post on Friday at noon.
Meanwhile, Medan National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) operational head M. Agus Wibisono said his team was still investigating the cause of Klaus' death, as his body was found 20 kilometers away from where he reportedly went missing on Mt. Sibayak.
"The body will be taken to the hospital for autopsy and will be handed over to his parents who, for several days, had been taking part in the search," Agus said.
Before being declared missing, some witnesses saw Klaus reach the peak of the mountain last Thursday.
Around 150 personnel from Basarnas have been deployed for the search. (bbn)
