KUALA KANGSAR: The mother of Muhamad Amir Asyraff Baharuddin who was among two missing hikers found dead while descending Gunung Bubu can only cherish moments prior to her son’s trip to Gunung Bubu with 25 others from the Kuala Kangsar Vocational College.
Amir’s mother Nuraini Muhamad Salleh, 47, said every time her son came back from the college for holidays, he would request her to buy his return bus ticket early but this time around he had not asked her to buy the ticket early.
“Before coming home, he will also ask me what I was going to cook. But now all his questions will only remain past memories,” she told Bernama when met at the Kuala Kangsar Hospital.
Amir and his best friend Adam Asraf Azman, both 17, who were among four students reported missing earlier, were found dead by a search and rescue team this afternoon while descending Gunung Bubu in Ulu Kenas on Sunday.
Nuraini said her son had told her that he himself would find the money to buy his return bus ticket.
Amir was the only son and third of four siblings.
Nuraini who lives in Manjung, Ipoh said she only knew that her son was missing when a school teacher informed her on Monday.
Meanwhile, Adam’s mother Maimunah Masdar, 43, said both Adam and Amir were bright students.
“On Monday I came to know that Adam was missing. A teacher told me Adam was an excellent student,” said Maimunah.
Meanwhile, about 200 people, including teachers and students from the Kuala Kangsar Vocational College were at the Masjid Ridzwaniah where the bodies of Adam and Amir was sent for prayers at 10.30pm.
Amir was buried at the Kampung Kuak Muslim Cemetery in Lata Papan, Lenggong while Adam was buried at the Kampung Perit Muslim Cemetery in Salak Baru, Sungai Siput.
The bodies of the two victims was found at 1pm and 3.20pm at Sungai Gading, about 13 kilometers from the foot of Gunung Bubu.
Two other students, Muhammad Putera Rafii and Siti Azimah Mohd Fitri, both 17, and reported missing together with Adam and Amir, were however found at 9am near Sungai Gading.
The four were among 25 students who started scaling Gunung Bubu (1,657m) under the guidance of six teachers, at 3.30pm on Friday and scheduled to return on Sunday.– BERNAMA