Two Bodies Recovered After British International School, JKT Trek Goes Horribly Wrong

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One of my worst nightmares.



Two Bodies Recovered After British International School Trek Goes Horribly Wrong

The British International School have confirmed that two bodies, including one student, have been recovered after a school trek in the Puncak mountains on Tuesday.

BIS admissions director Lee Bretherick said authorities were still formally identifying the bodies and were preparing to release a public statement soon.

Antara are reporting that authorities have recovered the body of Arpan Palindungan Ade, 30, an outward bound instructor in the Cisadane river.

The state news agency also identified the missing student as a South Korean national.

Lee Bretherick, speaking to the Jakarta Globe earlier, said that a year 8 student enrolled with the school had disappeared during a trek in the Pancawati area in the foothills of the mountain range.

Lee said the school was still “not fully aware” of the details surrounding the disappearance but it appeared a “sudden rise in water levels caused the situation to arise.”

He said the school had the full cooperation of West Java authorities and a search was underway, which included the involvement of the Indonesian Military.

Other groups of students from the school had returned to Jakarta and were being offered counseling.

One parent who contacted the Jakarta Globe with news of the emergency said the school’s communication with parents had not been ideal.