Sunken tourist boat and another body found after Spanish soccer coach, 3 children go missing off Indonesia

Sunken tourist boat and another body found after Spanish soccer coach, 3 children go missing off Indonesia

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Key Points:

  • Indonesian rescuers located the tourist boat that sank near Padar Island Strait and recovered the body of one of the two missing Spanish victims, a boy, nearly two weeks after the accident on December 26.
  • Seven people, including the wife and one daughter of Spanish soccer coach Fernando Martin Carreras, were rescued alive, while Carreras and one of his daughters had been previously found deceased.
  • The search for the last missing boy from the same family is ongoing, with efforts expanding to a larger area involving sonar, dives, and island sweeps around Padar and nearby islets.
  • The boat sank in rough seas near Komodo National Park, a popular tourist destination known for its natural beauty and the endangered Komodo dragon,