3 Days Lost in the Forest, Woman in Buton Found Safe

Officers evacuated a woman who got lost in the Katolemando Forest, Sandang Pangan Village, Sampolawa District, South Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Wednesday (20/9/2023). (ANTARA)

KENDARI - The SAR team found a woman who was reported missing in Katolemando Forest, Sandang Pangan Village, Sampolawa District, South Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, safe after three days of search operations.

Head of the Kendari Search and Rescue Office, Muhammad Arafah, in his press statement said that the woman named Wa Siambo (74) was found approximately 1.7 kilometers south of her last estimated location on Wednesday at 07.18 a.m. Central Indonesian Time (WITA).

"Found safe by the Joint SAR Team," said Arafah, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, September 20.

According to her, the woman was then taken to the Sampolawa Health Center so she could receive medical treatment.

The Kendari Search and Rescue Office received a report regarding the disappearance of Wa Siambo (74) from her family members.

Based on the report, the Search and Rescue Office dispatched the Baubau SAR Post Rescue Team to the scene of the incident to carry out a search.