[Press Release] Disappearance of Student Aditya Dharma Santoso

The search for Aditya Dharma Santoso, a student at the Faculty of Forestry (Fahutan) at Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM) who disappeared while doing geotagging, namely the process of adding geographic information to a digital map in Sungai Ahas Village, Mantangai District, Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan, on Thursday ( 2/5/2024) afternoon, until now it is still continuing.

ULM together with a joint team consisting of BPBD, Basarnas, TNI, Polri, Mantangai District, Sei Ahas Village Government, Mapala ULM, PBS and other related parties, have combed the forest area around the village. The obstacle faced in the field is that access to the location and mobilization of personnel can only use motorized boats (klotok ces). The location where the victim was searched was in the forest, resulting in limited visibility because it was blocked by vegetation whose height was an average of 1-2 meters

Chronology from beginning to present

1. Aditya went to Sei Ahas Village to do geotagging with 15 other ULM students on Thursday (2/5/2024).
2. Aditya then split up to do geotagging on plot six.
3. Until the afternoon, Aditya’s colleagues had gathered at the designated point, but Aditya never arrived, in fact his colleagues waited for about an hour.
4. It was reported that Aditya first lost contact at around 15.00 WIB
5. on Friday (3/5/2024) at midnight, a search operation was carried out in the Sei Ahas forest by a team from ULM Banjarbaru with the help of residents and the local health team.
6. Because it didn’t produce results, they reported the incident to BPBD Kapuas
7. BPBD Kapuas then dispatched a rescue team to the reported location.
8. The joint team also began to expand the search location to Katimpun Village, a village close to the location where Aditya disappeared. “Last night the joint team carried out search efforts until 03.00 WIB in the morning then returned to the PT Asmin camp in Sei Kumpai,” Head of Mantangai District, Yubderi, reported on Sunday (5/5/2024)
9. The search for Aditya is still ongoing today, May 7 2024

The search for Aditya Dharma Santoso, a student at the Faculty of Forestry (Fahutan) at Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM) who disappeared while doing geotagging, namely the process of adding geographic information to a digital map in Sungai Ahas Village, Mantangai District, Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan, on Thursday ( 2/5/2024) afternoon, until now it is still continuing.

Aditya’s condition and position are still unknown. “Until 4 this afternoon nothing had been found, only signs of footprints,” said Dean of the ULM Faculty of Forestry, Prof. Kissinger, Sunday (5/5/2024) evening.

We urge all parties to provide information if they know of Aditya’s whereabouts. We hope that Aditya can be found soon and returned to his family.