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Team stops search for missing Swiss hiker on Mt. Semeru
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Visitors enjoy a view of the area around Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, on April 3. The Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park Agency is scheduled to reopen its hiking trails on Mt. Semeru on Tuesday after they were temporarily closed because of a missing Swiss hiker. (ANTARA FOTO/Zabur Karuru)
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local team involved in a search for a Swiss man who was reported missing on Mount Semeru, East Java, stopped its efforts on Sunday after having spent 10 days attempting to locate the hiker.
“We have little data to use to track the missing hiker since the information provided by a fellow hiker was very limited,” search and rescue team coordinator Sukaryo said on Sunday.
Lionel Du Creaux, 26, and Alice Guignard from France left from Malang to climb Mt. Semeru on June 3. They went to Ranupani village in Lumajang regency and after taking a short break they started to climb the mountain. However, they did not report their plans or route to the Ranupani post of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Agency (TNBTS).
“We extended our search for another three days after a seven-day search. Unfortunately, we saw no progress,” Sukaryo said as quoted by kompas.com.
Sukaryo said that starting on Monday further search efforts would be led by the hiker’s family and relatives in coordination with the Swiss Embassy, adding that the local team would no longer be in charge. (dmr)
