Everest: SAR mission to find Hawari ends a day early


KUALA LUMPUR: The search and rescue (SAR) mission for Malaysian Everest 2023 (ME2023) climber Muhammad Hawari Hashim, who has been missing in the Everest mountains since May 19, ended on Tuesday (June 6).

ME2023 team manager Ayu Wanirah Naharudin in a statement today informed that she received information from the head of the mission, Azim Afif Ishak stating that the drone used for the SAR operation was having technical issues with the photos and video footage recordings.

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