Reportedly Missing, A Fisherman Grandpa Found Selamat In Waters South Halmahera

The SAR team managed to save a fisherman from Makian Island named Ismail H Iskandar (60 years) who was declared missing in the waters of South Halmahera

TERNATE - Having been reported missing since last Wednesday, a fisherman's grandfather Ismail Iskandar (60) was found safe in the waters of South Halmahera, North Maluku. Head of Ternate Basarnas Fathur Rahman said Ismail was from Makian Island and was reported missing since last Wednesday afternoon. After searching, the victim was found at 09.45 WIT in the coastal East Waters of Kayoa Island in a safe condition at coordinates 0.49.89"N / 127 deg39'40.13"E, 18.07 NM Eastward of LKP and brought to Nuku Village by the community. He said the joint SAR team then evacuated the victim to his home in Suma Village and arrived at around 09.50 WIT, then handed over to the family. "With the discovery of the victim in a safe condition, then the SAR operation was declared complete and closed," said Fatur quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, February 9. As for the chronology of the incident, on Wednesday at around 22.55 WIT the National Basarnas Ternate received information from the victim's family that one resident of Suma Village, Makian Island, South Halmahera, had not yet returned to sea in the waters of Makian Island and Kayoa. According to reports received, the victims went out to go to sea in the waters between Makian Island and Kayoa by using a long boat with a long boat with a white 15 PK stamp. However, until they had not returned to the village. The community and family had yet been in the form of searching but had not found the victim. The location of the Waters Event (LKP) is Makian Island, South Halmahera, with an estimated coordinate of 0.12'22.79"N/127$25'.72"E which is located from Ternate Basarnas to LKP 32.35 NM with Radian 160.87.2 hours 30 minutes.