The SAR Team For The Evacuation Of Foreigners From India Who Died In Gili Air Allegedly Due To Drowning

The victim's body when taken by the authorities for an autopsy, Sunday 24/9/2023) (ANTARA/HO-Humas SAR Mataram)

The Mataram SAR Team, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province together with joint forces evacuated the bodies of foreign nationals (foreigners) from India who were found dead at Gili Air Beach, Pemenang District, North Lombok Regency. "The identity of the victim is not yet known, because there are no relatives or places where the victim is staying to coordinate," said Head of the Mataram SAR Office Lalu Wahyu Efendi in Mataram, as reported by Antara, Sunday, September 24. The victim is thought to have died due to drowning in front of one of the inns at the Gili Air center. The victim was first seen by Jamil, Captain Boat from Sira. Then Jamil asked other residents for help and immediately took the victim's body using a canoe and contacted the nearest clinic doctor. "After arriving at the clinic, the doctor took first aid action on the victim," he said. According to a doctor's statement from the clinical media, after 30 minutes of assistance, the victim was declared dead. "The victim was declared dead," he said. Those who received the information immediately went down to evacuate the victim's body. "The cause of death of the victim is still being investigated by the police," he said. Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for high waves in the waters of West Nusa Tenggara Province at the peak of the 2023 dry season. "Be aware of the potential for waves that reach more than 2 meters," said BMKG forecaster Zaenal Abdul Majid, Lombok, Ari Wibianto. The high wave potential occurs in the northern and southern Lombok straits, southern Alas straits, southern Sape straits and southern Indian oceans of West Nusa Tenggara. "Residents on the coast of the NTB region should remain alert to the impact of the waves," he said.

In the South Indian Ocean region of NTB, wind speeds reach more than 27 knots with a wave height of more than 4 meters, so that fishermen or ship captains are aware of the potential for high waves in NTB waters. "The fishermen and ship's captain should remain vigilant against the impact of high waves that can disrupt daily activities," he said.