Fishermen Find Residents Looking For Fish In Muara Cianjur, SAR Evacuates

Muara Cisokan, Agrabinta District, Cianjur, West Java, the location for the first time the victim was reported missing and drowned by the southern coastal current. (ANTARA/Ahmad Fikri). (Ahmad Fikri)

JAKARTA - The joint SAR team evacuated the body of Deni bin Oji (34), a fisherman who was reported missing drowned in Muara Cisokan, Cianjur while looking for fish, Monday, October 28.

Agrabinta Police Chief Iptu Nanda Riharja said the victim's body was found floating in the middle of the ocean by fishermen who were about to go home after going to sea on Tuesday, October 29 morning. Joint officers immediately evacuated.

"The evacuation process was immediately carried out so that the victim's body could be handed over to the family, the search was carried out one day earlier but bad weather with high waves made it difficult for officers," he said when contacted on Tuesday, October 29, during a statement.

So that by late at night, the search was stopped but his party had asked fishermen who wanted to go and go home to sea to help search because it was suspected that the victim's body was dragged into the middle of the ocean.

This allegation was proven by several fishermen reporting the discovery of a corpse in the middle of the ocean with the characteristics of the clothes the victim wore while looking for fish in the estuary along with several other residents.

"After arriving on land, the victim's body will be handed over to the family who have been waiting since morning, to be buried at a public cemetery in Sinarlaut Village, Agrabinta District," he said.

As extreme weather hit the southern coast of Cianjur, his party appealed to the public, especially fishermen, not to carry out activities on the beach or go to sea because it could threaten safety for the next few weeks.

"We are also intensifying patrols along Agrabinta Beach to carry out surveillance and urge the public, especially fishermen, to be careful and vigilant during extreme weather," he said.

As reported by the joint SAR Team of the Agrabinta Police, they are still trying to find the body of a fisherman on behalf of Deni (44), a resident of Sinarlaut Village, Agrabinta District who was reported missing and drowned in Muara Cisokan, Monday (28/10).

The search was carried out directly by joint officers after receiving the report, coordinating with BPBD, SAR Cianjur and volunteers and local fishermen to conduct a quick search.

The victim was reported missing by the current while fishing into the middle of the estuary, when he was about to cross, suddenly a high wave hit the victim's body until she drowned by the current into the sea.