GARUT - A fisherman has died and one person is missing when the boat he used to fish overturned after being hit by a big wave in the waters of Sayang Heulang Beach, Garut Regency, West Java.
Head of the Bandung SAR Office, Deden Ridwansah, said that his party had dispatched a team from the Tasikmalaya SAR Post after receiving reports of the fishing boat "Abah Jaya" that capsized in the waters of Sayang Heulang, Mancagahar Village, Pameungpeuk District, Garut Regency, Tuesday at around 03.00 WIB.
"We have dispatched a rescue team from the Tasikmalaya SAR Post at 09.45 WIB after coordinating with the local police," he said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 24.
Based on reports, the fishing boat "Abah Jaya" went to sea on Monday (23/5) afternoon with the skipper Ade Jamidin (52) and two crew members, namely Nanan (24), a resident of Pameungpeuk Subdistrict and Agus Bako (52), a resident of the Subdistrict of Pameungpeuk. Cikelet.
They went to sea to catch fish using nets, but unexpectedly a big wave came and hit so that the boat they were riding overturned and three people drowned.
The victim who died was Ade Jamidin, while the joint SAR team is still searching for Agus Bako. Another person named Nanan reportedly survived the incident.
"The ship was hit by the waves until it capsized and caused three people to drown, one person survived, one person died, and one person is still searching for the joint SAR team," he said.
The joint SAR team is currently still trying to find the missing fishermen by deploying a number of special equipment.
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