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        "msgid": "police-identify-body-on-enggano-as-missing-krakatau-crew-1790153502",
        "date": "2026-09-23 14:59:22",
        "title": "Police Identify Body on Enggano as Missing Krakatau Crew",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Banten Regional Police have confirmed through DNA testing that a body discovered on Enggano Island is Sukarman, a crew member of the KM Arupadatu I speedboat. The vessel went missing in the Sunda Strait on 7 September while transporting journalists to cover the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.",
        "content": "<p>Police Identify Body on Enggano as Missing Krakatau Crew<\/p>\n<p>Reporter<\/p>\n<p>September 23, 2026 | 02:59 pm<\/p>\n<p>TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Banten Regional Police revealed that DNA\nmatching results from antemortem samples of a body found on Enggano\nIsland, Bengkulu, confirmed the identity of Surakman, also known as\nSukarman (60), a crew member aboard the KM Arupadatu I speedboat that\nwent missing in the Sunda Strait, Pandeglang, on Monday, September 7,\nwhile carrying a group of journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Banten Police Chief Insp. Gen.\u00a0Hengki explained that the confirmation\nfollowed an in-depth examination and DNA matching conducted by the\nDisaster Victim Investigation (DVI) team from the Indonesian National\nPolice\u2019s Health and Medical Center (Pusdokkes Polri).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the DNA analysis performed by the DVI team on the body\nrecovered from Enggano Island, genetically cataloged as\nPM\/62\/P.Enggano\/01, it\u2019s identified as Sukarman, a crew member and the\nbiological father of Yayan,\u201d Hengki stated during an online press\nbriefing monitored from Tangerang on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the identification process began with a search and\nrescue operation for eight missing individuals\u2014five journalists and\nthree crew members\u2014aboard the KM Arupadatu I, which lost contact after\ndeparting Pagedongan Carita Pier in Pandeglang Regency at 2:00 p.m.\nWestern Indonesia Time (WIB) to cover the eruption of Mount Anak\nKrakatau.<\/p>\n<p>Following days of intensive efforts by a joint search and rescue\nteam, a breakthrough emerged on Saturday, September 12. Officers from\nthe Bengkulu Regional Police recovered an unidentified male body in the\nwaters off Sawang Bengkok, Kahyapu Village, within Enggano District.<\/p>\n<p>Acting on the discovery, the Banten Regional Police Medical Unit\ncoordinated with local authorities to secure the body and transport it\nvia a Cessna aircraft to the Bhayangkara Hospital at the Bengkulu\nRegional Police headquarters for forensic analysis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Banten Regional Police Medical Unit dispatched antemortem and\npostmortem data collected from the families of all eight missing\nvictims. The DVI team, alongside senior medical officers, then performed\nprimary identification checks, comparing fingerprints, dental records,\nand DNA samples,\u201d Hengki explained.<\/p>\n<p>Following the conclusion of the identification process, Sukarman\u2019s\nremains are scheduled to be flown from Bengkulu to Soekarno-Hatta\nAirport in Tangerang before being transported to a funeral home in\nPandeglang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe body will be transferred tomorrow from the medical facility in\nBengkulu to Soekarno-Hatta Airport for final handover to the family,\u201d\nthe police chief added.<\/p>\n<p>Read: How BRIN Simulates Paths of Journalists Missing Near Anak\nKrakatau<\/p>\n<p>Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google\nNews<\/p>",
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