PANGKALPINANG - The Search and Rescue Team (SAR) in the Province of the Bangka Belitung Islands (Babel) managed to find the body of a fisherman who was previously declared missing in Penagan Waters, Muara Nunukan, which is part of the Bangka Regency area.

"The victim, on behalf of Tolip (L/69), was previously declared missing suspected of drowning, because he fell from the chart during a storm at that location," said Head of the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office I Made Oka Astawa in Pangkalpinang, Saturday.

After receiving this information, the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office team immediately coordinated with several related parties to carry out the search process.

"After all day looking for victims, finally on Friday (23/5) at 22.25 WIB the victim's body was found dead by residents. The location of the victim's body was about a nautical mile from the scene," he said.

The search process was carried out after previously, Thursday (2/2) at around 06.00 WIB, the victim along with two colleagues, Ahyung (L/72) and Hendri (L/40) departed using their respective boats from the port of Labuh Village to Muara Nunukan to look for fish, they then rested on Ahyung's chart to dock and rest.

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On Friday (23/5) at around 02.00 WIB, the chart where they rested was hit by the wind and storm and a large wave, causing the chart to collapse and the three people fell. Ahyung and Hendri managed to get on the boat to save themselves to the mainland, but Tolip disappeared in the middle of the storm.

In the morning, at around 07.00 WIB Hendri tried to search for victims around the chart with the victim's family, the victim's boat was found broken, but the victim's family has not been found. Then, the victim's family reported the incident to the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office to ask for help in the search.

Receiving this information, the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office dispatched 1 rescue team to the scene to search for victims at coordinates 2°11'31.84" S 105°44'.28"E. The Joint SAR team supported by Rescuer Kansar Pangkalpinang, Babinsa, Bangka BPBD, Laskar Sekaban, Scouts Care, SAR, and the families of the victims.

When they arrived at the location, the joint SAR team coordinated with the families of the victims and the surrounding community to conduct a search for the victims. As of 22.25 WIB, the victim's body was found dead with a distance of 1 nautical mile from the scene.

Receiving this information, the SAR Team went straight to the location of the discovery and evacuated the victim's body to the funeral home in Labuh Village, Airpandan.

"Thank you to the entire community and elements of the joint SAR Team who are searching for victims. Basarnas always urges people who carry out activities in the waters to pay attention to weather conditions that often change suddenly," he said.


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