Overview
- - Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of Singaporeans Timothy Heng, 29, and Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid, 27, near the summit on Sunday, bringing the operation to a close.
- - The pair were among a group of 20 hikers on the volcano when Friday's eruption sent ash and hot rocks down the slopes.
- - Family members cite eyewitness and guide accounts that Heng could have escaped but returned to help another hiker, a detail not confirmed by authorities.
- - Local officials had previously barred climbing and set a 4km exclusion zone around the crater, and one guide said he was unaware of those advisories.
- - Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is helping the family with identification and repatriation steps as relatives publicly mourn and respond to online scrutiny.