jpnn.com, NUSA DUA - A domestic tourist from Sumba Opu, Gowa regency, South Sulawesi, named Nur Aisyah (22) was killed after being swept away by waves when she was taking selfies at Kelingking Beach, Nusa Dua, Klungkung, on Sunday (24/10) afternoon.
Meanwhile, beach guide Putu Suasta who tried to help Nur when she was dragged by the coastal current has gone missing.
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Search efforts are still being carried out by the Bali Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) in the local waters.
"This incident was reported by the head of Bunga Mekar village yesterday evening," said head of the Denpasar Class A Basarnas in Bali, Gede Darmada.
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According to the coordinator of the Basarnas alert unit in Nusa Penida, I Putu Cakra Negara, the incident took place when the victim came with her colleague Ifriani (29) and the guide to Kelingking Beach in the afternoon.
At 5 p.m., the victim decided to played in the sand and took selfies with the background of big waves.
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Her colleague had reminded the victim not to play too close to the waves.
Before she could run away, a sudden big wave rolled up the victim's body.
The victim, who was unable to swim well, shouted for help.
Ifriani and the guide Putu tried to help, but Putu was also swept away by the current.
At around 5.30 p.m., the victim was seen floating lifeless.
Several residents then evacuated the victim.
"We then deployed a rigid inflatable boat to Kelingking Beach at 6.40 p.m., but because the waves were too big, the evacuation process was difficult. We finally decided to evacuate by land," said Gede.
Darmada said they could only evacuated the body of the victim to the top of the cliff early in the morning due to the the climbing terrain.
"The victim was evacuated to the Nusa Penida Pratama Hospital, while the search efforts for Putu continue on Monday," said Gede. (bhi/mcr20/jpnn)
This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: Turis Asal Gowa Sulsel Tewas saat Selfie di Pantai Kelingking, Sang Guide Belum Ditemukan