Mataram, NTB, Aug. 19 -- The search and rescue (SAR) operation following the Putri Yasmin ferry fire in the Lombok Strait, West Nusa Tenggara, officially concluded on its eighth day on Wednesday.

"Today's closure follows a one-day extension of the search operation," Head of the Mataram SAR Office and SAR Mission Coordinator Muhamad Hariyadi said in a statement on Wednesday.

During the eight-day SAR operation, the joint team rescued 212 passengers, while one person died.

"As of the final day of the SAR operation, four other victims remained missing," Hariyadi said.

According to him, the eight-day search involved extensive operations across three domains, air, sea, and land. The search at sea was conducted in stages, covering the Lombok...