Rennie's remains to be flown back to Malaysia tomorrow
This was confirmed by his sister, Yana, when contacted after her brother's body was safely retrieved from the area at 8.30pm (Malaysian time).
"My eldest brother's remains are now at Bayankara Mataram Hospital after successfully being brought out from the Torean trail, Mount Rinjani, last night.
"He will be flown back to Malaysia tomorrow before being laid to rest in Johor Baru.
"Thank you to everyone involved in this tragedy. Our family also apologises for any inconvenience caused," she said.
Yana was reported as saying the deceased was a caring older brother, firm but humorous, adventurous, a great planner, and someone who always kept his word and was punctual.
It was reported that Rennie had fallen along the Torean trail of the mountain at around noon local time on May 3.
A search and rescue operation involved dozens of personnel from the Mataram National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), medical teams, and the East Lombok Search and Rescue.
The national park authorities stated that the victim was reported to have fallen in the Banyu Urip area by a guide from the trekking agency, Juan Adventure Rinjani.
The victim began his hike via the Sembalun route on May 1, along with a group of 23 climbers.
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