KMP Yunicee Victim Found Dead Floating In Jembrana Waters

JEMBRANA - The joint SAR team found the body of a victim from the sinking of KMP Yunice in Gilimanuk, Bali. The body was found floating in the waters of Cekik, Jembrana.

"The joint SAR team that carried out a search using a Polair speed boat found a floating body with male characteristics, wearing a black shirt, brown shorts and blue shoes," said Head of the Bali Basarnas Office, Gede Darmada, Saturday, July 3. .

The body when it arrived in Gilimanuk Bay was immediately taken by the SAR team to the State Hospital, Jembrana. From fingerprint identification by the Bali Police Inafis team and Jembrana Police, the body was identified as Miftahol Arifin (44) from Sumenep, East Java.

"His condition is no longer visually recognizable, but his fingerprints can still be read. stated that at the time of the incident he was wearing shorts. The victim was included in the data in the Yunicee KMP manifest, "said Gede Drmada.

Joint SAR continues to search for victims of the sinking of KMP Yunicee. KRI Rigel 933 was also deployed to take underwater images.

"In addition, the distribution of search areas to each SAR element has been carried out in accordance with the calculation of the current direction," said Darmada.