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Rescued 7-Year-Old Returns to Spain as Indonesia Extends Search for Missing Spanish Family

Indonesian crews will extend the operation up to six days using sonar plus volunteer support.

Overview

  • The fifth day of searching ended without locating the three missing relatives, though a lateral section of the tour boat was found.
  • Rescuers earlier recovered the body of a 12-year-old girl, while the father, Fernando Martín, 44, and two children aged 10 and 9 remain missing.
  • Andrea Ortuño, who was rescued with her 7-year-old daughter, remains in Labuan Bajo accompanied by a brother.
  • Families report a progressive increase in human and technical resources, with private companies and local volunteers joining and sonar scanning under way.
  • The Spanish Embassy in Jakarta is providing consular assistance, and relatives request privacy and say they will not return until all four victims are recovered.