JAKARTA - The discovery of the body of an unidentified man floating in the waters of Tikus Island, Pari Island Village, Thousand Islands, North Jakarta is suspected to have been a crew member of a fishing boat who drowned during a ship accident capsized due to a wave impact on Bokor Island.
"To confirm the identity of the corpse, the Thousand Islands Police Identification Team is still identifying and investigating," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Thousand Islands Police, AKP Santri Dirga Setadatri, Thursday, October 9, 2025.
The victim's body was found in the southwestern waters of Tikus Island, Pari Island Village on Thursday afternoon at around 11.55 WIB.
"The characteristics are around 35 years old. The victim wears a black sweater and black shorts," he said.
The discovery of the man's body began to be known by SB, a fisherman from Pari Island. At 11.05 WIB while he was looking for fish at sea, he saw a floating corpse.
In his statement in the report letter, witness SB said he knew when he was fishing.
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"When I went to sea looking for fish, I saw a corpse floating in the sea. At 11.50 WIB, I reported to the Head of the Sub-Sector of Pari Island regarding a corpse floating in the sea around the southwest of Pari Island," said the witness with the initials SB in his statement.
Then at 11.55 WIB, the Head of the Sub-Sector Police of Pari Island coordinated with the Firefighters Team, PK3D officers and KSOP for the evacuation of the bodies.
At 12.19 WIB after the evacuation, the body was then taken to the pier of the Pari Island Transportation Agency, to wait for the body to be picked up by the Polair Unit and the identification of the Kep. Seribu Police.
Previously, a fisherman on the crew of the New Business KM ship disappeared in a ship accident in the waters of Bokor Island on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The victim's body is still being searched by the joint SAR team.
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