AMBON - The Joint SAR team evacuated a woman named Tiara (20), a resident of Nusantara Village, Banda District, Central Maluku Regency, who suffered a leg injury while on top of the Banda Volcano.
Head of the Basarnas Ambon Search and Rescue Office, Muhamad Arafah, said the incident was a condition that endangered human life because the victim suffered a sprain in the ankle while descending the mountain peak.
"The condition of endangering human life occurred at Mount Banda when the victim suffered a sprain in the ankle while descending the volcano," said Arafah in Ambon, Antara, Sunday, February 8.
He explained, the Ambon SAR Office through the Banda SAR Post received a report of the incident at around 00.20 WIT.
After receiving information, the Joint SAR Team was immediately deployed involving SAR personnel and community elements to the location of the incident in Mount Banda Api which has an altitude of around 640 to 658 meters above sea level.
The evacuation location is at coordinates 4°31'23.40"S - 129°52'52.38"E, with a distance of approximately 3.69 kilometers and a heading of 269.94 degrees to the west from the Banda SAR Post.
"After arriving at the location at around 02.25 WIT, the team immediately made preparations for the evacuation of the victim," he said.
The evacuation process went smoothly by prioritizing safety aspects. At around 04.40 WIT, the Joint SAR Team and the victim arrived safely at Nusantara Village. Subsequently, the victim was handed over to the family.
Arafah added that before the incident, the victim was known to have climbed Mount Banda with a number of his colleagues on Friday, February 7 at around 15.02 WIT with plans to set up a tent and spend the night on the mountain peak.
However, after arriving at the peak and waiting for one of the companions who was carrying a tent to come, the group decided to cancel the camping plan and choose to go down again.
While descending the mountain slope, the victim suffered an injury to his leg so that he was unable to continue the journey.
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