KARANGASEM , mybalinews.com – A South Korean man that was reportedly missing on Mt. Agung , Kyung Dam Oh, was found dead on Friday (3/1).
The victim was found with head injuries.
Denpasar Search and Rescue Office head , I Nyoman Sidakarya said that the search operation finally found the victim at 2,200 meters above the sea level on Friday at 10 a.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA).
“The search and rescue team that were started from Pasar Agung Temple and down the climbing track this morning has seen the victim’s body face down,” said Sidakarya said.
Sidakarya said that the victim was found in the ravine area, around 100 meters below the track. Following the discovery, the team immediately approaching the victim’s body.
“There was an open wound on the head, possibly his head hit the rock,” Sidakarya said.
The team has immediately evacuated the victim.
Earlier reported that a South Korean man has been missing on Mt. Agung, Bali’s highest mountain located in Karangasem Bali. First information about the incident was received on Thursday (2/1) at 11.45 a.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA) from the South Korean Consulate..
“The information is that the South Korean man had contacted his friend in South Korea at 9 a.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA) on Wednesday (1/1). He told his friend thar he was at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level,” said Denpasar Search and Rescue Office head , I Nyoman Sidakarya on Thursday (2/1).
After checking the location, his rental motorbike was found parked at the Pasar Agung Temple. At around 1.20 p.m Central Indonesia Time (WITA), 23 local guides had started the searching from the Agung Selat Market route, and 4 others had started the search from the Agung Bebandem Market route. ( mybalinews/ KAD/ERV)
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