Three Days Of Search, All Victims Drowning On Pancer Door Beach Pacitan Found By SAR Team

JAKARTA - After three days of intensive search, the joint SAR team finally found the last victim of the sinking incident in the mouth of the Grindu River, near Pancer Door Beach, Pacitan, East Java.

The victim named Aminah Nayyifatul Mardliyah (12) was found on Saturday night, June 21, at around 20:15 WIB in a state of death.

Trenggalek SAR Coordinator, Nanang Pujo, on Sunday said that the body was found about 100 meters from the initial location of the incident.

"Thank God, all the victims have now been found. Therefore, we officially ended the search operation," he said, as quoted by ANTARA.

After being found, the victim's body was immediately taken to the Forensic Installation of Dr. Darsono Pacitan Hospital for further identification. The body was then sent home and buried in Mojokerto Regency along with two other victims, Aisyah Arifatul Khoir (10) and Asna Amalia At Tazkiah (11), who had previously been found in similar conditions.

The first victim, Azmil Mukaromah (45), was found the day after the incident, to be precise on Friday (20/6). The four victims are known to be still one family and came from Kedungmaling Village, Sooko District, Mojokerto Regency.

They are filling their vacation time by visiting the Tremas Islamic Boarding School, Arjosari, before deciding to travel to the beach.

The disaster occurred on Thursday, June 19, when the five family members played in the river's estuary area. Strong current suddenly dragged three children into the middle, and Azmil, who tried to provide help, was carried away. Only one child in the group managed to survive the incident.

During the search process, more than 30 joint personnel were deployed. The team consists of Basarnas, BPBD Pacitan, TNI AL, Polairud, SAR volunteers, and local community support. The search is carried out intensively through land and sea sweeping, including the use of rubber boats to explore rivers and the area around the coast.

This event is an important reminder of the dangers of playing water in estuary areas that have strong currents and unexpected conditions. Residents and tourists are advised to be more careful and pay attention to natural conditions before carrying out activities in open waters.