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Body of 12-Year-Old Recovered After Indonesia Boat Sinking as Search Widens for Three Missing Valencians

Basarnas confirmed the recovered body as 12-year-old Lía, a development now guiding an expanded search.

Overview

  • Rescuers retrieved a body near Serai and transferred it to the Komodo Regional Hospital, where authorities and family identified the victim as Lía, daughter of survivor Andrea Ortuño.
  • Three people remain missing — Valencia CF Femenino B coach Fernando Martín and two children — after the fourth day of operations ended at sunset without additional findings.
  • Basarnas expanded the search area and deployed the KN Puntadewa with additional divers, while police units, professional teams, and local fishermen supported sectorized sweeps.
  • Indonesia’s meteorological agency BMKG points to intense waves from adverse weather, and local authorities reported the vessel likely lost engine power before being struck.
  • Relatives issued a public statement confirming the child’s death, asking for privacy and vowing to continue until all are found, as Spain’s embassy in Jakarta provides consular support.