Two Tourists Dragged By Sawarna Beach Ombak, Lebak: One Selamat, OneLos

Banten Basarnas officers are looking for tourists from Tangerang Regency who were dragged by the waves of Sawarna Beach, Lebak Regency, Sunday morning (15/1/2023). (Between/Mansur)

JAKARTA - The Banten National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) conducted a search for tourists from Tangerang Regency who were dragged by the waves of Sawarna Beach, Lebak Regency, Sunday (15/1) at 08.20 WIB. Head of Banten Basarnas Adil Triyanto in a statement received in Lebak, Sunday said tourists who were dragged by the waves at Sawarna Beach on behalf of Tio (18) a resident of Kresek District, Tangerang Regency, while a friend of the victim's one area named Lanki Hasanudin (17) was declared safe. The tourist incident dragged by the waves on Sawarna Beach began when a group from Tangerang Regency arrived at 05.30 WIB at Sawarna Beach, Lebak Regency.

However, at 06.00 WIB the tourist took a photo together and swam around Sawarna Beach.

Not long after, suddenly high waves dragged tourists.

Lanki Hasanudin had time to help the victim, but was carried away by the current and residents heard screams for help, so they immediately helped, but only Lanki was rescued.

Meanwhile, Tio was dragged into the middle and could not be saved and until now the victim has not been found.

"We conducted a sweep by deploying a rescue team using water SAR equipment (palsar), jukung boats, rescue cars, communication palsars, medical markers and PPE hazmat," he told Antara.

According to him, the sweeping of victims was dragged by the Sawarna Beach wave with coordinates for the location of the case (LKP) of 6 deg'59'09.3" S - 106 deg'18'29.4" E.

Currently, rescue teams are combing around the Sawarna Beach area, Lebak Regency.

The current beach conditions are sunny and the waves are relatively normal, so the sweeping is running smoothly.

"We hope that today tourists from Tangerang Regency can be found who had a sea accident," said Adil Triyanto.