REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The Denpasar Search and Rescue (SAR) team was searching for seven Japanese tourists who went missing in the waters off the Nusa Lembongan Island, Klungkung Regency, an official said on Saturday.
"A helicopter has been deployed to search for the missing people," Head of SAR Denpasar Gede Darmada said.
The seven tourists reported missing were all women, namely Niata (59 years), Yamamoto (33 years), Tomita Nahomi (28 years), Muri Sono Aya (27 years), Yosidome Atsumi (29 years), Takahasioko (35 years), and a tourist guide from Japan, Hurukawa Sahori (37 years).
He said they had rented a special boat to go diving in the north of Nusa Lembongan waters on Friday (Feb. 14) at 1.30 pm local time. The operator became worried after he could see no signs of anyone 30 minutes after he had left them.
"The operator then searched for them but could not find them. It was then that the incident was reported to us at 7 PM," he explained.
At least 35 SAR personnel has been deployed and two boats were pressed into the search operations to find the missing tourists.
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