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View all search resultsAuthorities are working to identify 11 bodies found floating off Riau coast
The head of the Rokan Hilir Police Water and Air Unit, Adj. Comr. Charisma Fajar Angkasa Putra, said local fishermen discovered the bodies at multiple locations between Nov. 7 and early December.
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An amateur camera captured when a large wave hit passenger vessel KM Lestari Maju on July 3 in the Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi. (Courtesy of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB)/File)
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uthorities are seeking to identify 11 bodies recovered from waters off Rokan Hilir regency in Riau, believed to be victims of separate boat accidents.
According to local authorities, fishermen discovered bodies at multiple locations over the past month. The first body was found on Nov. 7, followed by a second on Nov. 11. Another body was discovered on Dec. 2, two more the next day, and two additional bodies on Dec. 5. Three more bodies were found on Dec. 7 and 8.
“The last body was discovered on Dec. 10 by a 43-year-old captain, Rois, and his crew, who immediately recovered it and brought it ashore. They then reported the discovery to the Rokan Hilir Police Water and Air Unit,” said the head of the unit, Adj. Comr. Charisma Fajar Angkasa Putra, on Monday.
He said all the bodies were male and were recovered along a busy shipping route off North Sumatra that is frequently used by cargo vessels and fishing boats. None of the victims carried identification, and all were found in advanced stages of decomposition, making identification extremely difficult. Some of the bodies were also missing several body parts.
Authorities believe the victims had been drifting in the water for several days before being discovered.
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So far, police have identified only two of the victims, Andri Manik, 40, and Darwin, 47, after their families came forward to assist with identification. Charisma added that the bodies of Andri and Darwin, who were both fishermen from North Sumatra, have since been returned to their respective families.
