Lost While Looking For Fish, Fisherman Found Dead In Lake Limboto Gorontalo

Evacuation of fisherman's bodies in Limboto Lake, Gorontalo. (ANTARA/HO-Basarnas Gorontalo)

GORONTALO - The joint SAR team found the body of a fisherman who went missing while looking for fish in Limboto Lake, Gorontalo Regency.

Head of National SAR Agency Gorontalo I Made Junetra said the victim, Omi (40), went missing while fishing in Limboto Lake on Monday, May 23.

"The search process has been carried out since Monday (May 23) at night", he said in Gorontalo, Tuesday, May 24.

The joint SAR team involved in the search consisted of personnel from National SAR Agency, TNI (Indonesian Army), National Police, BPBS, IEA, and the community.

He explained that Omi went fishing with his partner, Holo, using a wooden boat around 16.00 WITA.

However, while traveling, their boat was hit by strong winds and overturned in Ilohungayo Village, Batudaa District.

Based on the Antara report, Holo managed to save himself by swimming to the shore of the lake and asking the local community for help.

"One of the drowning victims swam to the shore, did not see his friend, Oni, on the surface, after the incident Holo reported the incident to residents and forwarded the information to the Gorontalo Search and Rescue Office", he said.

The joint SAR team managed to find the boat that the victim was carrying to look for fish in a sinking condition.

After an underwater search, the joint SAR team managed to find the victim's body in the vicinity of the incident location, not far from the boat that the two were in.

He explained that the victim's body had been evacuated and would soon be taken to the funeral home for burial by the family.