Fishermen Search For Fish In Sumbawa Waters, NTB Is Lost Found Dead

The joint SAR team ship while evacuating the bodies of fishermen found at Sumbawa Port, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Monday (18/11/2024) (ANTARA/HO-Humas SAR Mataram)

The joint SAR team evacuated the body of a fisherman who was reported missing while doing fishing activities in the waters of Bugis Village, Medang Island, Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

"The victim who left on Sunday night (17 November) was finally found dead on Monday morning (18 November). After being evacuated, the victim was taken to the funeral home in Layang Bahari Hamlet, Bajo Medang Village, Labuhan Badas District," said Basarnas Mataram Lalu Wahyu Efendi in Mataram, Monday, November 18, confiscated by Antara.

Based on the information gathered, the victim and his partner went fishing on Sunday afternoon at around 17.00 WITA using a different boat.

"However, in the early hours of Monday, the victim's boat was found without any passengers around the waters of Bugis Village," he said.

After a search was carried out, the victim named Dedi Saputra (23) was found floating in the waters of Bugis Village, Medang Island.

"The victim has been handed over to the family for burial," he said.

Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the public to be aware of high sea waves of more than two meters in the southern waters of West Nusa Tenggara.

"Be aware of the wave height which reaches two meters or more in the southern part of the Lombok Strait, the southern part of the Alas Strait, and the southern Indian Ocean of West Nusa Tenggara," said Head of the Zainuddin Abdul Madjid (ZAM) Meteorological Station Lombok, Satria Topan Primadi.

BMKG ZAM issued an early warning of tidal flooding in the coastal areas of Lombok Island. On November 15-19 2024, the wave height ranged from 0.5 to 2 meters with a maximum tide of more than 1.8 meters.

Satria said the tidal time occurred from 04:00 a.m. to ENTHUSIASM. Ampenan weather forecasts to Sheet have the potential to be cloudy to moderate rain with the east-south wind direction, and wind speeds of 5 to 25 knots.

He appealed to the people around the Lombok coast, riverbanks, and lower areas to always be vigilant and alert to anticipate the impact of maximum sea tides, such as tidal flooding.

"We ask people who live and work on the coast around areas that have the opportunity for high waves to occur so that they remain vigilant," he said.