A Victim Of The Yuiee Jaya II Ship Drowning Found Dead

The discovery of the body of the victim KM Yuiee Jaya II on Kayuadi Island, Kayuadi Village, Takabonerate District, Selayar, Monday (18/03/2024). (ANTARA)

MAKASSAR - A victim of KM Yuiee Jaya II was again found by the people of Kayuadi on the West Coast of Kayuadi Island, Kayuadi Village, Takabonerate District, Selayar with a death condition. "One body was found floating about 100 meters from the shoreline of Kayuadi Island, which was later identified as Husama and was buried on Kayuadi Island," said Andi Sultan as OSC (On Scene Coordinator) during the SAR operation Yuiee Jaya II quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, March 19. The friend who was identified as one of the victims of the motorboat (KM) Yuiee Jaya II who drowned some time ago, was found stranded in the Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi. Furthermore, the victim was then evacuated at around 06.00 WITA, by residents, Basarnas, TNI, Polri, POL. PP, and other components. It was revealed, because of the condition of the body that had decayed so that it had to be buried at 16.30 Wita at the common cemetery of Batang Village. Because it involved the evacuation of the victim's companion, the identity of the victim was later identified as Ahmad Irham Kholis (21) from Pekalongan Central Java. This is reinforced by the statement of the wife of the deceased victim who was contacted by telephone, with the tattoo on the victim's body.

With the discovery of the victim, the discovery of the victim KM Yuiee Jaya 2 increased to 16 people, with details of 12 survivors and 4 deaths. The victim of KM Yuiee Jaya II is 35 people, so the number of victims who have not been found is 19 people.