Last 4 Missing Hikers Rescued

Four hikers who were among six foreigners reported missing in the mountains of Negros Oriental were rescued yesterday morning in the forest of Amlan town.

- Gilbert Bayoran

The rescue of the foreigners came a day after their two companions were found in Barangay Blurry in nearby Valencia town on Friday. The six-man group which included German, British, Russian and Canadian nationals on Wednesday set out for a four-hour hike in an area hit by a heavy downpour, according to local officials.

"Army rescuers found them in the vicinity of a hydropower plant in Barangay Silab," Jose Lawrence Silorio, rescue officer in Amlan, said.

The area where the hikers were found is located near the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park.