The Body Of A Member Of The Indonesian Army In Ternate Was Found After Being Reported To Have Been Attacked By Crocodiles While Fishing

The body of Serda Ahmad Ismi La Harjilun, a member of the TNI-AD in the Sula Islands who was reported missing/ANTARA

TERNATE - The Ternate Basarnas Search and Rescue Office, North Maluku (Malut) found the body of Serda Ahmad Ismi La harjilun, a member of the TNI-AD in the Sula Islands who was reported missing, allegedly due to being attacked by a crocodile on Sunday in the waters of Sulawesi. "Anggota Kodim 1510 Kepulauan Sula ini ditemukan dalam kondisi meninggal dunia," kata Kepala Basarnas Ternate Fathur Rahman saat dihubungi dari Ternate, dikutip dari Antara, Selasa, 4 Oktober. He stated, during the 2nd day SAR operation at around 09.25 WIT, the Joint SAR Team found the victim at coordinates 2° 4'33.00"S / 125°51'18.00"E or 0.45 NM south of LKP. "Furthermore, the Joint SAR team evacuated the victims ashore and then they were taken to a funeral home in Paratina Village to be handed over to the family," he said. Previously, the Joint SAR Team conducted a search for a member of the 1510 Kodim Sula Islands who was reported missing, because he was attacked by a crocodile while looking for fish with two of his colleagues. Based on the witness report, a member of the TNI named Serda Ahmad Ismil La Hardjilun was seen being attacked by a crocodile. His two colleagues tried to help by archery the crocodile, but the crocodile fled by bringing the victim into the water and not being seen. The incident took place on October 2, 2022, at around 14.50 WIT. The Rescue Team of the Sanana SAR Alert Unit coordinated with Kodim 1510 Sula and the Ternate Basarnas Office in coordination with Korem 152 Baabullah for the mechanism for searching for victims. According to Fathur Rahman, because the search at night was very ineffective, where visibility was very limited and there were also many threats of wild animals, so the search process continued in the morning yesterday.