French Caucasians Suddenly Died While Swimming In Gili Trawangan

Medical officers evacuated the body of a middle-aged woman from France from the vehicle to the post-mortem room at the Bhayangkara Mataram Hospital, NTB, Tuesday (8/8/2023) afternoon. (ANTARA/HO-North Lombok Police)

French female foreigner Yamina Belkoneene died while swimming in the Gili Trawangan, Meno, and Air (Tlorena) waters. North Lombok Police Chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro said his party had followed up the incident by bringing the victim's body to the Bhayangkara Mataram Hospital. "With the consent of the victim's family, the body is now at the Bhayangkara Mataram Hospital for an external post-mortem. The goal is to trace the cause of the victim's death," said Didik in a written statement received in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, August 8. The police on duty in the Gili Tramena area handling this incident began with reports from the public. The incident was reported to have occurred at around 10:40 WITA. The victim's family, local residents, and the medical team from the health clinic at the victim's first evacuation location, namely Gili Trawangan, had previously provided assistance. However, the victim's life could not be saved. With this incident, Didik said that his party was still waiting for the results of the post-mortem from the hospital.

"So, what is the cause of the death victim is still being investigated by waiting for the results of the hospital post mortem," he said.