KEPALA BATAS, Oct 18 — The remains of Mustaqqeem Mansor, the hiker who was found dead at the summit of Gunung Liang Barat in Perak, were laid to rest at the Muslim Cemetery of Masjid Jamek Nurussaadah Lahar Tabut in Penaga here after Subuh (dawn) prayers today.
The body of Mustaqqeem, 34, which underwent a post-mortem examination at Slim River Hospital last night, was brought to Masjid Jamek Nurussaadah Lahar Tabut here at about 2am.
The remains were placed in a designated room to allow relatives, friends and members of the public to pay their last respects before the funeral prayers and burial took place.
More than 200 family members, friends and locals attended the funeral prayers and burial.
A sombre atmosphere filled the ceremony, with Mustaqqeem’s wife, Nur Faratin Mohd Othman, 31, seen weeping and visibly grief-stricken throughout the burial.
Mustaqqeem’s younger brother, Muzammeer Mansor, 33, expressed the family’s deepest gratitude to all parties involved from the start of the search operation until the burial this morning.
He said the family was still in shock and deeply saddened by the sudden loss of his brother.
Mustaqqeem was found dead at 3.30pm on Thursday at the summit of Gunung Liang after beginning a climb with 10 friends on October 10 from Fraser’s Hill. He was last seen on October 14.
His body was airlifted from the 1,933-metre summit using a Fire and Rescue Department Air Special Unit (PASKUB) AW189 helicopter at 2.45pm yesterday.
A post-mortem conducted by Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh revealed that he had died from hypothermia.
