Riding Mount Dempo During The New Year's Moment, Bengkulu Climber Dies Hydrothermia Returned To Family

BPBD evacuated the body of climber Mount Dempo Pagaralam who died, Friday (3/1/2025). (ANTARA/HO-BPBD Pagaralam)

SOUTH SUMATRA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has repatriated the body of a climber who died on Mount Dempo in South Sumatra to his family in Sukaraja Village, Sukaraja District, Seluma Regency, Bengkulu Province.

"Yes, the climber of Mount Dempo who died at 01.45 in the morning, we sent him back to his family after we evacuated," said Head of Emergency and Logistics Division of Pagaralam City BPBD Anjas Hariansyah confirmed, Friday, January 3, as reported by Antara.

He explained that the evacuation was carried out starting at 01.00 WIB by taking the Dempo climbing route on the Rimau route and arriving at the hospital at around 10.00 WIB.

He explained, the chronology of the incident, namely the victim went up to the top of Dempo with one of his colleagues on December 31, 2024. On January 2, 2025, the victim felt sick and then the victim's colleague came down to seek help with the Brigade and contacted the Pagaralam City BPBD.

"Yes, the victim died allegedly due to hypothermia, because at the beginning of the climb he was in good health," he said.

He said the victim was Deko Apriansa, born in Sukaraja in 2003, and was a resident of Sukaraja Village, Sukaraja District, Seluma Regency, Bengkulu Province.

"We are sorry for this incident, hopefully the bereaved family can be given fortitude and patience for this incident," he said.