Unidentified Body Found In Lake Toba Waters

JAKARTA - The joint SAR team evacuated the body of an unidentified man who was found floating in the waters of Lake Toba, North Sumatra Province, on Friday, June 4.

"The body was found precisely on Bung Karno's Pasanggrahan Beach, Tigaraja Village, Girsang Sipangan Bolon District, Simalungun Regency," said Lake Toba SAR Post Coordinator Octo Albert Tambunan as reported by Antara.

The body was first found by the captain of the passenger motor boat (KMP) Natio 3, Mangasi Tua Sitio, at around 06.40 WIB and immediately reported it to the SAR officers.

Based on the report, the SAR team headed to the location using an RIB (Regead Inflatable Boat) and immediately evacuated the body, then handed it over to the police for further examination.

"Whether this body is the victim who drowned a few days ago or not, we will inform you more later," he said.