SAR Team Finds Victims Of Car Accident Entering Abyss In Toba Sumut

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MEDAN - The joint search and rescue (SAR) team managed to find victims of a car accident that fell into a ravine in the Aek Ualu Sipege-pege River, Nassau District, Toba Regency, North Sumatra.

The Coordinator of the Parapat SAR Post for Lake Toba Hisar Tutnip in Toba, Wednesday, said the identity of the victim found was named Tunggul (60), a resident of Dibanding Village, Nassau District.

The victim was found dead about 100 meters below the ravine from the initial location of the victim's accident.

"The victim was found by the SAR team on the fifth day of the search operation," he said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 9.

Currently, the victim's body has been handed over to the family for immediate burial. With the discovery of the victim's body, all SAR operations to search for victims were stopped and closed.

"All elements involved express condolences to the bereaved family," said Hisar.

Previously, the victim was reported to have fallen into a ravine and disappeared in the Aek Ualu Sipege-pege River, Nassau District, Toba Regency, North Sumatra on Friday, February 4.