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Search operation ends for missing Australian in Bintan waters
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Tanjung Pinang Search and Rescue (BNPP) officials conduct a search for John Cullent, an Australian national who fell off a yacht around Bintan, Riau Islands. (Courtesy of/BNPP)
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he search and rescue operation for Jhon Cullent, the Australian national who allegedly fell off the Sun Princess yacht around Bintan islands, Riau Islands, has been stopped, officials have said.
“We officially stopped the search at 6 pm,” Budi Cahyadi, the head of Tanjung Pinang Search and Rescue National Agency, told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
He said it was already the seventh day of the search with zero results, and that his team concluded that the process would no longer be effective.
He said his team had circulated photos of Cullent to local fishermen with the hope that they could identify him if they came across the victim.
The 81-year-old Cullent reportedly fell from the yacht on Saturday, May 19, during a voyage from Australia to Port Klang, Malaysia. He allegedly fell into international waters near Bintan. (gis/ahw)
