Indonesian authorities Lía’s lifeless body was found this Monday, 12 years old, one of three Spanish minors missing in the sinking of the boat in which a Spanish family was traveling, in Komodo National Park.
“The family said it was Lia’s body”confirmed an official from the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), after rescuers took the body to Labuan Bajo Hospital for identification.
The institution indicated that the organization was transferred to Komodo Regional Hospital for forensic identification, while “the victim’s family accompanied the process of medical confirmation of the identity” of the victim. However, the family has already confirmed that it is Lía, the daughter of Andrea Ortuño, one of the survivors of the shipwreck.
The operation’s coordinator, Fathur Rahman, said the body was found “approximately one nautical mile from the location in which the ship is believed to have sunk.
The body was found by local residents
The discovery was carried out by local residents, who reported the sighting of the body to the rescue team, the first day authorities expanded the search area.
Rescuers, joined by police boats and professional divers, began the fourth day of searching this Monday for the Spaniards, an adult and three minors. At the operation A new ship with 27 crew members joined this Mondayincluding three expert divers, who are in addition to the 70 soldiers previously deployed.
In this context, the authorities stated that the search and rescue team continues to search for the victims of the sunken ship and that these operations will continue during the weekwhile three people were still missing: the coach of Valencia CF Femenino B, Fernando Martín (44), and two other minors, a son of Martín himself and another of his partner, Andrea Ortuño, who were able to be rescued with another of his daughters.
The family was on vacation in Indonesiaa tourist destination that has attracted increasing numbers of European visitors in recent years.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the sinking was likely caused by intense waves. caused by adverse weather conditions. According to local authorities, the boat’s engine lost power before it was hit by waves and began to sink.
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