Missing Taiwanese Citizen In Thousand Islands Finally Found Dead

The joint SAR Team is looking for Taiwanese citizens in the Thousand Islands/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Search and Rescue Office (Basarnas) finally found a Taiwanese named Shi Yi who was missing after the overturning of the KM Pari Kudus ship in the waters of Rambut Island, Thousand Islands, North Jakarta, Monday, March 11.

Head of the Operations Section (Kasiop) of the DKI Jakarta Basarnas, Agung Priambodo, said that the victim was found on Friday, March 15, at 10.10 WIB.

"It was found (at 10.10 WIB)," Agung said in a short message, Friday, March 15.

Agung said that the victim was found dead. Currently, the body has been taken to the Police Hospital, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.

"He has passed away. (The body) was taken to the Police Hospital," he said.

Previously, the DKI Jakarta Basarnas again stopped the search for a Taiwanese named Shi Yi in the waters of Rambut Island, Thousand Islands, due to sea waves so high reaching 2.5 meters.

The search was disturbed by unfriendly weather conditions, making it difficult for the joint team to work.

"Earlier it was rain and high waves, making it difficult for us to search," he said.