Search for Indonesian sailor continues as rescued Australian surfers contact relieved families
by Andrew Messenger from World news | The Guardian on (#6DWKS)
Officials hope Fifan Marongo who went missing off Aceh on Sunday has safely stranded on an island on the western side of Sumatra
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Indonesian authorities plan to continue a search for a missing sailor, after the other six people in a boat lost in remote waters off Aceh on Sunday were rescued on Tuesday.
Four Australians and two other Indonesian crew were safely recovered from the sea. They survived 36 hours in the water on surfboards they had brought for a beach holiday.
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Australian Associated Press contributed to this report
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