NUNUKAN - The Search and Rescue (SAR) team combined in the search and rescue of victims of the overturned Love Putri speedboat accident in the waters of the Nunukan Snake River, North Kalimantan (Kaltara) managed to find three victims on the second day of the search.
Head of Operations and Preparedness of the Tarakan Basarnas, Deden Hariana, said that the three victims were found dead, namely Heri, Andi Arisal and Nurdin.
The Joint SAR Team found the victim Heri at 10.50 WITA at coordinates 4 deg 7'13.80 "N 117 deg35'6.70"E with a radius +/- 3.94 NM from the location of the incident.
Victim Andi Arisal was found at coordinates 4 deg 7'12.00 "N 117 deg35'6.00" E with a radius of > 3.86 NM from the location of the incident.
Meanwhile, the third victim who was found by the Joint SAR team on behalf of Nurdin at coordinates 4° 2'53.11"N 117°34'10.90"E with a radius of > 2.28 NM from the location of the incident.
"Furthermore, the three victims were evacuated to the Nunukan Regional General Hospital (RSUD). Currently, there is still one victim who has not been found on behalf of Ahmad Rahmadanil or Amad (22) a man," he said.
"As of 19.00 WITA, the Joint SAR team has carried out the search for the last victim using the visual sweeping method at the scene with the current results still nil," added the deden.
Currently, SAR operations are temporarily suspended and will resume on Friday (31/1) starting at 06.30 WITA.
The Cinta Putri fast boat was hit by a wave while on its way from Tanjung Batu to Sebakis, Wednesday (29/1/2025).
Kpal sank and there were eight survivors, four people died at the time of the incident. The death toll is currently seven people.
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