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View all search resultsTwo UGM students killed in boat accident during community service
The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. when seven UGM students and five local residents departed from Kai Kecil Island to Wahru Island to collect sand for a coral reef revitalization project.
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An amateur camera captures a horrifying situation when a large wave hits passenger vessel KM Lestari Maju in Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi, in this file photo. (Courtesy of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB)/File)
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wo students from Yogyakarta’s Gadjah Mada University (UGM) were killed in a boat accident in Southeast Maluku on Tuesday while participating in the university’s community service program.
The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. when seven UGM students and five local residents departed from Kai Kecil Island to Wahru Island to collect sand for a coral reef revitalization project.
During the students’ return trip, however, one of the boats capsized after being struck by strong waves and high winds.
Septian Eka Rahmadi, 22, was killed in the incident, while the body of Bagus Adi Prayoga, also 22, was found later that evening by a search and rescue team near the accident site.
Three other students were also hospitalized following the incident.
UGM’s community service directorate secretary, Djarot Heru Santoso, said the remains of Septian and Bagus were flown from Karel Sadsuitubun Airport in the Kai Islands, Southeast Maluku, on Wednesday morning.
The flight included layovers at Pattimura International Airport in Ambon, Maluku, and Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi, before reaching Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java.
