Five tourists were found dead and another is still missing on Saturday as their boat sank in waters off the Thousand Islands, an official says.

“We have sent victims' bodies to a public hospital,” said the head of Thousand Islands’ Fire and Rescue Office, Edi Rudianto, as reported by kompas.com, adding that police were identifying the bodies.

A 16-member team from the Fire and Rescue Office helped by police and Transportation Office personnel were still deployed to find another missing passenger, said Edi 

Edi explained that he got information from boat owner Abdul Wahab at 4 a.m. on Saturday about a missing boat.

“Soon after receiving the information, we began searching for its passengers. We found one had survived,” said Edi, adding that his name was Kristian, a resident of Taman Sari, West Jakarta.

Kristian said he and six other residents of Taman Sari hired Abdul's boat on Friday at 5 p.m. The names of the other six on board were Doni Marcel, Giok Sun, Giok Liong, Fahrul Majid, Sonson and OK.

"The surviving passenger is being treated at a Panggang Island health center. He is in shock but police are still trying to question him,” Edi said, also adding based on Kristian's explanation, the incident occurred at 2 a.m. on Saturday.

Kristian said he survived because he had been able to swim to Panggang Island. ( bbn )

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by The Jakarta Post

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