SAR ends search for 2 missing climbers on Mount Semeru
Basarnas will keep monitoring and may reopen the operation if new information or signs emerge in the field.
The joint SAR team closed the search operation for two illegal climbers who went missing on Mount Semeru after seven days of fruitless searching. The two climbers were Berylyant Kusuma Wiraditama, 19, a resident of Sidoarjo, and Mochammad Wahyu Febriansyah, 19, a resident of Surabaya. On the final day, three Search and Rescue Units swept areas believed to have been crossed by the victims, including the west and east sides of Gunung Ayekayek, along with an aerial search using a thermal drone. Banyuwangi SAR office head I Made Oka Astawa said an evaluation showed the suspected areas, including routes outside the official climbing trail, had been searched in line with SOP. Although the operation has been closed and personnel returned to their respective units, Basarnas and related agencies remain ready to coordinate if new information or signs emerge.