07-05-2025
Climber Rennie laid to rest in Pasir Gudang
PASIR GUDANG: Climber Rennie Abdul Ghani, 57, who died after falling on the Torean trail at Mount Rinjani in Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat, last Saturday, was laid to rest this morning.
There was a solemn atmosphere at the Mutmainnah Islamic Cemetery, Cahaya Masai, at 7.20am where over 150 people, including family members, relatives, neighbours, and friends, attended.
Earlier, his body was brought to Raudhatul Jannah Surau, Taman Sierra Perdana, Masai. for funeral prayer.
The prayer was led by his eldest son, Mohamad Akashah Rennie, 29, at the
Rennie, an engineer, leaves behind a wife, Mastura Tawap, 53, and three children: Mohamad Akashah, 29; Syafaatul Amirah, 28; and Anisa Sofea, 20.
Earlier, the van carrying Rennie's body arrived at his home in D'Sierra Ville, Taman Sierra Perdana, at 3am. Before that, the body arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Sepang, from Lombok, Indonesia.
His body had been safely retrieved from the incident site at 8.30pm on Sunday (Malaysian time) and arrived at Bayangkara Mataram Hospital at 11pm.
Rennie was reported to have died after falling on the Torean trail at Mount Rinjani during his climb.
National park authorities confirmed that the victim fell at the Banyu Urip area.
He had started his climb via the Sembalun route on May 1, with a group of 23 climbers.
