Three people are dead and five are missing
The bodies of three people aboard a ferry that sunk in the Bengawan Solo river in East Java on Tuesday night were recovered on Wednesday, with as many as five others listed as missing.
Kasiyanto, an emergency official, identified the deceased as Nurin Nikmah, 16, Nurul Wijayanti, 16, and Agus Priyanto, 35.
The missing were named as Yana Oktaviani, 15, Veti Maya Nurhidayah, 15, Sri Parti, 16, Ketut Arisanto, 30 and Darsini, 40.
Some 32 passengers were believed to be aboard the ill-fated vessel when it went down near the village of Padang.
Police are investigating and Search and Rescue officials are scouring the river.
Source: Antara News
