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

Officials cite a loss of engine power compounded by high waves during a period of weather alerts.

Overview

  • Indonesian rescue teams recovered the girl’s body and transferred it to Komodo Regional Hospital for forensic identification, a process her family accompanied.
  • Three people remain missing: Valencia CF Femenino B coach Fernando Martín, 44, and two children aged about 10 and 9.
  • Authorities expanded the search area after local reports of a sighting, and operations are set to continue through the week.
  • Investigators point to an engine power loss and rough seas, with BMKG and Tenau Kupang having issued previous alerts that waves could reach around 2.5 meters.
  • The vessel was the KM Putri Sakinah, a wooden tourist boat of about 20 meters, and the operator says it complied with Indonesian safety rules as Spanish consular services assist the family.