Rescue Team Resumes Search for Missing

Cilacap (Antara Bali) - Rescue workers of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) are resuming search for the bodies of two students drowned in two separate locations in the sea off the regency of Cilacap, Central Java on  Sunday .

"We will send two teams to resume the search for the missing boys, supported by local rescue workers," head of the Cilacap Basarnas Post Tri Joko Priyono said here on Monday.

The two missing students were Anggit Prasetya  from Kroya, drowned  in the beach area of Sidaurip at 09.00 local time  and Prasojo Kuat Setiawan (21), from the village of Gentasari drowned in the sea of Sodong beach at around 15.000 local time .

The rescue teams use traditional boats  as the condition in the sea is relatively conducive  with the ea waves not more than 1.8 meter high, Tri Joko said.

Local fishermen also offered to voluntarily take part n the search , he said. According to procedure search could continue for seven days if no result was made, he said. (*/DWA)