Overview

• Six international hikers, including three Germans, went missing during a day hike in Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, Philippines, on March 19.
• Two of the German hikers have been found alive and are receiving medical attention, leaving four hikers still unaccounted for.
• The group, which also includes a Briton, a Canadian, and a Russian, had limited provisions as they had planned only a day trip.
• Search operations, involving drones and ground teams, are hampered by heavy rain and the vast, difficult terrain surrounding Mount Talinis.
• Authorities discovered footprints believed to belong to the missing hikers and found their motorcycles still parked at the trailhead.