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Island focus: Dead climber airlifted from Puncak Jaya
Members of the Mimika Search and Rescue (SAR) team, along with the quick-response unit of mining giant Freeport Indonesia, have recovered the body of Ahmad Hadi from Puncak Jaya, also known as the Carstensz Pyramid, the highest summit of Mount Jayawijaya in Papua
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embers of the Mimika Search and Rescue (SAR) team, along with the quick-response unit of mining giant Freeport Indonesia, have recovered the body of Ahmad Hadi from Puncak Jaya, also known as the Carstensz Pyramid, the highest summit of Mount Jayawijaya in Papua.
The 34-year-old climber reportedly died from hypoxemia while climbing the peak on Sunday.
“The body arrived at Moses Kilangin Airport [in Timika, Mimika regency, Papua] after the joint team airlifted it using a Bell 122 helicopter belonging to Freeport,” Papua Police spokesman Sr. Comr. AM Kamal said on Tuesday.
Ahmad started climbing Puncak Jaya with two friends, Aris and Norwegian Beathe Johannessen, last Thursday. Ahmad developed signs of hypoxemia at 9 p.m. on Sunday as they were climbing the peak.
