Tio Has Not Been Found After Being Dried By Ombak Ciantir Beach, Basarnas Expansion Area Search

The Search and Rescue Team or SAR has again conducted a sweep of tourists from Tangerang Regency who were swept away by the waves at Ciantir Beach, Sawarna Area, Lebak Regency. ANTARA

The Banten Search and Rescue Team (SAR) is again looking for a tourist from Tangerang Regency who was dragged by the waves at Ciantir Beach, Sawarna Area, Lebak Regency. "We hope that on the second day a tourist victim from Tangerang Regency can be found," said Head of Banten Basarnas Adil Triyanto in Lebak, quoted from Antara, Monday, January 16. The search of the SAR team used a fishing boat on a search area of radius 3 kilometers from the scene with a search track length of as far as ±12.38 kilometers and 1 kilometer of spacing as many as three lanes. The joint team coordinated with the community along the shoreline in a search area related to SAR operations if there were signs of casualties. The joint SAR team used a water palsar, a jukung/cating boat, rescue car, communication palsar, medical palsar and PPE hazmat. "We are working hard with the SAR team to find tourists from Tangerang Regency who were swept away by the waves at Ciantir Beach, Sawarna Area, Sunday (15/1)," he explained. He said the tourist victim from the Kresek District of Tangerang Regency, Tio (18), was still being searched, while his friend, Lanki Hasanudin (17), had been found safe. It is likely that the victim has been swept away by the current and away from the scene of the incident following the high waves accompanied by strong winds. However, the joint SAR team consisted of Banten Basarnas, Rescue USS Lebak, Bayah Koramil, Banten Polairud, Bayah Police, Serang BMKG, Lebak BPBD, Madure Rescue, PMI Lebak, Balawista, fishermen and the local community continue to work hard to find victims dragged by the waves. "We work hand in hand and coordinate to find tourists from Tangerang Regency who can find alive or dead," he said. Meanwhile, Head of Lebak BPBD Febby Rizky Pratama invited tourists who visited the southern coast of Banten not to swim to avoid marine accidents. "We have conveyed our appeal through the spread of banners with a ban on swimming around the coast so as not to cause sea accidents with respect to high waves," said Febby.