2 Fishermen Searching For Cage Reportedly Drowning In Semarang Waters

Joint officers searched for two cage-finding fishermen who went missing in Mangkang waters, Semarang City, Friday (ANTARA/ IC Senjaya)

Two fishermen disappeared while looking for shells in the waters north of Central Java in the Mangkang area, Semarang City.

Semarang Police Chief Kombes Irwan Anwar said one of the two missing fishermen had been found dead.

While one other fisherman, he said, is still being sought.

The unfortunate incident began when the two fishermen, Syamsul Hilal (32) and Bagas (28) residents of Mangkang Wetan, Semarang City, went to sea to find shells on Friday morning.

The victim departed in a boat with another group using a different boat.

Three fishermen in the group who used other boats were reported to have returned safely after looking for shells.

The fisherman's family who went to sea received information from anglers in the frang around Mangkang Wetan waters about the two requests for help from fishermen who were suspected of drowning.

Residents who obtained the information then headed to the location in question to conduct a search.

One victim named Syamsul was found in the vicinity of the drowning location in a dead condition.

While one other victim is still being searched by a joint search and rescue team.