MANILA — Six foreign nationals went missing after hiking in Valencia, Negros Oriental this week, the local government said Friday as it sought help from the public in locating the individuals. 

They were identified as Alexander Radvanyi, British; Torsten Martin Groschupp, German; Alwin Fink, German; a certain “Wolfgang,” German; a certain “Terry,” Canadian; and Anton Chernov, Russian.

They went hiking on a famous twin lakes trail in the province on Wednesday morning and failed to return to their rental house. Other houses guests reported they were missing the next day, said police Lt. Stephen Polinar said. 

“The families of the missing persons are seeking assistance from the appropriate authorities to locate them and hope for their safe return,” added Polinar. 

The Local Risk Reduction and Management Offices of Valencia and Sibulan were searching for the missing individuals with the help of several organizations. 

“We highly appreciate those who are trained to be part of the search and rescue team,” ONE-MO Wilderness First Responders Incorporated said in a statement.

The search will resume on Friday after it was suspended the previous night due to heavy rain.