Garut Fishermen Lost 4 Days While Looking For Seaweed In Rancabuaya Found Lifeless

Officers evacuated a fisherman who was found dead after being swept away by the waves at Rancabuaya Beach, Garut Regency, West Java, Wednesday (18/10/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Polres Garut)

The body of a fisherman named Emud (41) who was reported missing for four days because he was dragged by the waves while looking for seaweed was evacuated.

Head of the Garut Police and Air (Sarpolairud) Police, AKP Anang Sonjaya, said the victim was a resident of Sukarame Village, Caringin District, missing in Rancabuaya waters, Garut on Sunday, October 15.

"The body of the marine accident victim was found in the name of Emud, a resident who was dragged by the waves while looking for seaweed on Sunday, October 15, 2023," he said in Garut, Wednesday, October 18, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said the victim was reported missing while looking for seaweed in the Rancabuaya Beach area, then joint officers conducted a search by combing the coast and into the middle of the sea by boat.

The victim, he said, was finally found by people who were active on the coast of Rancabuaya Beach, Wednesday morning, with their condition dead lying between the corals.

"Members who received the report immediately went to the location of the discovery to evacuate the victims," he said.

He conveyed that the victim was immediately taken to his family for immediate burial, and the family accepted the incident as a disaster and did not want an autopsy to be carried out.

"The victim's family refused to do an autopsy and accepted the incident as a disaster," he said.

Meanwhile, marine accidents hit fishermen until they were swept away by the waves also occurred on Yanto Suprianto (35) at Cibalong Beach, Garut, Monday 9 October.

The fisherman was dragged by the waves while looking for fish in a traditional way, namely diving in the waters of the Cibalong area, and until now it is still missing.

Joint officers have conducted searches by walking along the coast and also into the middle of the ocean, but more than a week of searching, the victim has not been found, then decided to stop and continue his status of monitoring.

"The search has been stopped and monitoring continues," he said.