Denpasar (Antara Bali) - Denpasar Search and Rescue (SAR) team is searching for seven Japanese tourists reported missing while diving in the waters off Nusa Lembongan Island, Klungkung Regency, an official said here on Saturday.
     
"A helicopter has been deployed to searching for them from the air," Head of Potency SAR Denpasar, Gede Darmada said.
     
Those seven tourists whom reported all female are Niata (59), Yamamoto (33), Tomita Nahomi (28), Muri Sono  Aya (27), Yosidome Atsumi (29), Takahasioko (35), and including a tourist guide from Japan, Hurukawa Sahori (37).  
     
He said that they had rented a special boat to have a diving located at the north off Nusa Lembongan waters on Friday (Feb, 14) at 13.30 PM. However, the operator worried that there was no signs come to the surface until 30 minutes left.
     
"The operator then searched for them however they did not find anyone. And then they reported to us at 7 PM," he explained.
     
At least 35 SAR personnel had been deployed and two boats to search the mising tourists. (DWA)


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