3 mountaineers reported missing in Misamis Oriental

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines — Three mountaineers have been reported missing on Mt. Balatucan since Sunday.

The fellow mountaineers of Raine Fama, 12; Dan Dave del Rosario, 18, and Christian Daryl Tapiru, 28,  sought police assistance after they failed to descend with their guides.

The missing mountaineers were last seen at Scout Camp Site in Sitio Siboleg, Barangay Lumotan in Gingoog City.

Rescuers from various mountaineers group and the Gingoog City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office are conducting search and rescue operations.