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Body of missing Slovakian hiker found in Merbabu
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A tobacco plantation in the foothills of Mt. Merbabu in Central Java. (JP/Albertus Magnus Kus Hendratmo)
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Slovakian hiker identified as Andrey Voytech, 39, was found dead in the Kalimenek River, Mount Merbabu in Central Java on Saturday morning.
Noer Isrodin Muchlisin, the head of Central Java rescue team, said Voytech’s body was found after he was reported missing a week ago.
Voytech was reported missing by his partner on March 30. He disappeared around the Pending checkpoint on his way down from the summit.
A search team comprising various rescue groups conducted a rescue mission that week without result.
“Finally, we found him in the river on Saturday morning,” Noer said.
The team believes that he fell from a 13-meter cliff into the rocky river. There is also a possibility that the hiker became disoriented from hypothermia.
“The body will be removed to Salatiga General Hospital,” Noer said.
He added that his team was now coordinating with the Slovakian Embassy in Jakarta to repatriate the body. (gis/ahw)
