Antara News, Sunday, May 16, 2010 22:47 WIB
Cilacap, C Java, (ANTARA News) - A boat carrying 34 domestic tourists capsized in Citanduy river serving as the border between Central Java and West Java on Sunday, killing three people.
Suharyanto, head of Patimuan subdistrict, Cilacap district, Central Java, confirmed the accident saying 24 people survived the accident and seven others were missing.
"We received the news at around 08.30 a.m. We are searching for the seven missing passengers now," he said.
The boat capsized after being hit by a large wave at the river`s estuary on its way back from Masigid Sela cave at Ujunggalang village in Cilacap district, Central Java, to Kalipucang pier in Ciamis district, West Java.
The three dead victims were identified as Ratinah (45), Warti (50), and Kasminah (50).
