17 Basarnas Personnel Deployed To Evacuate The Body Of Boaz Bar Anam, A Portuguese Citizen Who Fell Into The Gorge Of Mount Rinjani

MATARAM - The Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) deployed 17 personnel to evacuate Boaz Bar Anam (37), a Portuguese citizen who fell and died in the gorge of Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara.

"We have deployed 17 personnel in total, coordinated by the Head of Operations and Alert," said Head of the Mataram SAR Office, Nanang Sigit, quoted from Antara, Friday, August 19.

According to data from the Mount Rinjani National Park Office (BTNGR), the victim was registered to climb through the entrance to Sembalun, East Lombok Regency, on August 18, 2022.

Before the incident, the victim took a selfie from the edge of the cliff at the top of Mount Rinjani. Due to the lack of attention to safety factors, the foreign national had an accident, at around 05.30 WITA.

The Mataram SAR office, said Nanang, received a report of the incident from BTNGR officers, Resort Sembalun, at 10.21 WITA. From the reports received, the victim's position fell on the northwest slope or the direction of Segara Anak Lake, Mount Rinjani.

"The victim fell from a height of about 150 meters causing the victim to die on the spot. Meanwhile, two of his colleagues have been brought down by a guide via the Bawak Nao Sajang route, Sembalun," he said.

He said, following up on the reports received, two rescue teams from the Mataram SAR Office and the Kayangan SAR Post were dispatched using operational vehicles. They are equipped with mountaineering, evacuation, communication and other supporting equipment.

The Mataram SAR Office team joined other SAR teams, namely the TNI, Polri, BTNGR, firefighters, Regional Disaster Management Agency, East Lombok SAR Unit, EMHC, KUN, and local residents.

"The joint SAR team climbed through the Sembalun route to the location of the incident to evacuate. Estimated arrival at the scene of the incident tomorrow morning (Saturday)," he said.