The Search For Chinese Citizens Dragged By The Current On Nyang-Nyang Beach Badung Will Continue Tomorrow

Basarnas Bali combs Nyang-Nyang Beach looking for Chinese foreigners to be swept away by the current in Denpasar, Sunday (16/3/2025). (ANTARA/HO-Basarnas Bali)

BALI - The Bali Basarnas Office has decided to search for foreign nationals (foreigners) from China who were swept away by the current on Nyang-Nyang Beach, Badung Regency, followed Monday, March 17.

"Yes, that's right (continued tomorrow), the results of the SAR operation for Chinese foreigners who were swept away by the current on Nyang-Nyang Beach were nil, the conditions were at the location of heavy rain," said Head of the Bali Basarnas Office I Nyoman Sidakarya in Denpasar, quoted from Antara, Sunday, March 16.

The victim, Hu Xisong (69) was swept away by the coastal current at around 08.30 WITA. According to eyewitnesses, the victim was carried by the waves to the east.

"We received information that one foreigner was missing when he was swept away by the current on Nyang-Nyang Beach at 09.20 WITA and immediately moved eight personnel to the location," he said.

Basarnas Bali in the search effort was also assisted by reinforcements. During the day's search, they divided the two teams, namely those who searched the ground by combing along the shoreline from Nyang-Nyang Beach to the location where the victim was dragged by the current for approximately 600 meters.

One other team conducted a search using a jetski and one rubber boat.

SRU (Search and Rescue Unit) land sweeping from Nyang-Nyang Beach to the east, jetksy balawista from Muaya Beach to Nyang-Nyang Beach and Basarnas rubber boat from Pandawa Beach to Nyang-Nyang Beach," he said.

In the search for Chinese foreigners, the SAR team has also carried out air monitoring using thermal drones, but has not been able to find any signs of casualties.