An 8-year-old Girl Who Disappeared In The Ledong Wess Palm Forest Has Not Been Found

The Pangkalpinang SAR Office Rescue Team is still looking for the whereabouts of a girl named Hafiza (8) who was reported missing entering an oil palm plantation in Ledong Wess, Tertang Village, West Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Monday, March 6.

Before being reported missing, the victim was playing with his friend around the Ledong Wess oil palm forest on Sunday, February 5, noon. However, until the afternoon, the victim was no longer visible and until this news was written, the victim had not returned.

"We received this information and deployed 1 Rescue Team Kansar Pangkalpinang and Rescue Post Muntok SAR Alert Unit to carry out Joint SAR Operations," said Head of Pangkalpinang Kansar I Made Oka Astawa, in a written statement, Monday, March 6.

According to information from BPBD Babar, the victim is a resident of Tertang Village. Until now, the victim is still in the search for the Joint SAR Team consisting of Rescue Kansar Pangkalpinang, Rescue Post of the Muntok SAR Alert Unit, Babinsa Telentang Village, West Bangka BPBD and others.

"The victim's family and the local community also conducted a search. The search was carried out with the forecast of Last Known Position 1°53'44.3"S 105°28'30.