TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsIsland focus: Another victim found after boat accident
A search and rescue team in Pelalawan regency, Riau, found another victim of the capsized Gertiga Express boat on Friday, while an 11-month-baby remains missing
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
A
search and rescue team in Pelalawan regency, Riau, found another victim of the capsized Gertiga Express boat on Friday, while an 11-month-baby remains missing.
The body of the victim, 35-year-old Nur, was found on Friday by passing fishermen in Gambut Mutiara village, Teluk Meranti district, several kilometers away from the site of the capsizing, the Pelalawan Disaster Mitigation Agency’s (BPBD Pelalawan) head, Hadi Penandio, said on Friday.
Nur’s body was found floating near the river bank. Her family confirmed her identity as one of the victims of the ill-fated boat.
The joint search and rescue team comprising 65 people from various groups will continue to search for the missing baby by expanding the search area downstream to waters near Tanjung Pebilah village in Tanjung Pandak and Muda Island.
The boat capsized in the Kampar River in Riau, midway between Tanjung Batu, Riau Islands province, and Pangkalan Kerinci in Pelalawan, Riau, on Wednesday.
