2 Days Missing, Youth In Sorong Papua Found Sleeping Asleep On Ram Island

The SAR team with the missing victim (center) were found safe on Ram Island. (ANTARA)

SAR Sorong Team, Southwest Papua found a young man named Amandus Baransano (28) on Ram Island who reportedly disappeared while sailing by boat from Doom Island, Sorong City to Wasai, Raja Ampat Regency. Head of SAR Sorong Amiruddin explained that the victim had been found in front of the house of one of the residents on Ram Island. "The victim was found asleep in front of a resident's house on Ram Island," he said.

Furthermore, the victim was handed over to the family in good health at 07.00 WIT. "We have handed over the victim to his family," he said. He explained the chronology of the incident which began when the victim traveled from Doom Island, Sorong City to Wasai, Raja Ampat Regency using a boat, Tuesday, May 2. "We received information about the boat accident at around 05.10 WIT which was first reported by residents because the victim lost contact with the victim," he said.

The family was worried about the victim's condition and then immediately conducted a search. However, the search yielded no results so they reported the incident to the Sorong SAR Team. "One Kansar Rescuer (SAR Office) Sorong, ABK Baladewa and the victim's family were dispatched to the search location," he said.

He said the victim was found on Ram Island in good health.

"From his confession he was tired of rowing a boat from Doom Island, he finally decided to stop by on Ram Island and sleep in front of the residents' terraces," he said. After Amandus Baransano was found safe, the Sorong SAR Team closed the search operation.