Four Days Fishermen In Sumbawa Disappear When Tiing Seaweed

The SAR team is looking for a fisherman named Aakar Mansyur (44) who was missing while trying to bind seaweed in Seli Village, Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, since four days ago. It is suspected that the victim was carried away by the tidal sea current

"The man from West Kala Hamlet, Dompu District, Dompu Regency, is suspected of missing while looking for a rope to bind seaweed in the hills of Seli Village, Tarano District, Sumbawa, since Monday, March 6," said Head of the Mataram SAR Office Lalu Wahyu Efendi, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 10.

His party received a report from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Dompu Regency on Thursday night.

According to information received, the victim and his family on Monday morning. Later, the victim was found missing the next morning after an hour of searching for a seaweed strap.

"We have sent a SAR team from the Bima SAR Post since last night," he said.

As of Friday afternoon, rescue teams from the Bima Rescue Post, BPBD Dompu Regency, Babinsa Desa Seli, Potential 204, and local residents, as well as other elements are still searching at the location where the suspected missing victim was suspected.

"We suspect that the victim was carried away during high tide," he added.