The body of the girl from the Valencian family who disappeared in the sinking of a tourist boat in Indonesia has been found.
The shipwreck took place on Friday and the deaths of four members of the same family have already been confirmed.
Indonesia has found the body of a 12-year-old girl believed to be one of the Valencian girls who were traveling with her family on the boat that sank off Labuan Bajo. According to the EFE news agency, she is the daughter of Andrea Ortuño, a survivor of the shipwreck. shipwreck that took place on FridayThe investigation team has located the body one nautical mile from where the shipwreck occurred and has transferred it to Komodo Regional Hospital for forensic identification. The victim was reportedly identified by his mother.
The search for the remaining victims of the sunken vessel continues this Monday. Police boats, professional divers, and the rescue ship have joined the effort. KN PuntadewaWith 27 crew members joining the 70 previously deployed. Three people remain missing: former footballer and coach of Valencia CF Women's B team, Fernando Martín (44), and two children, one of Martín's sons and the other of his partner's. According to initial reports, the three were trapped on the boat when it sank. Martín's partner, Andrea Ortuño, and another of his daughters, who were on the upper deck, were rescued and are in good health. Four crew members and a tour guide were also on board and have been rescued. In a statement, the families of the missing have asked for prayers for the victims and that, as far as possible, their identities be protected: "In these moments of indescribable pain, we ask that consideration and respect be shown to the privacy of our families," they pleaded in Indonesia. The family is confident that the investigation will continue and says they will not return to Spain "without all four of them, all together."
The family was on vacation in Indonesia when, around 8:30 p.m. on Friday (1:30 p.m. Catalan time), the tourist boat they had taken sank near Padar Island, east of the tourist destination of Bali.