5 killed, 3 missing in Nias speedboat accident

 

Five people have died and three others remain missing after a massive wave smashed into a speedboat carrying 12 people off Tello Island in South Nias regency, North Sumatra, on Friday afternoon. The four remaining passengers survived and were rescued.

As of Saturday, the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), with the assistance of local police forces and military personnel, are still conducting a search for the two missing passengers.

The five people who died in the vigrx portugal incident, who were civil servants at the North Sumatra and South Nias administrations, have been identified as Syahrun, 48; Saidin Purba, 51; Bahrin Lubis, 55; Edison Halawa, 40, and Armen Telaumbanua, 25.

The head of Basarnas’ North Sumatra division, Joni Supriadi, told The Jakarta Post on Saturday that bad weather was hampering the search for the missing passengers. “We will continue to combat the weather, however, to find those missing,” he said.

 

 

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/

 

 

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