inp.polri.go.id - Bengkulu City. The Bengkulu Regional Police conducted an autopsy on an unidentified body found on the coast of Enggano Island, North Bengkulu Regency. The examination was conducted to determine the victim's identity and determine the cause of death.
"We would like to inform you that an autopsy is being conducted today on the body found without identification on Enggano Island, North Bengkulu Regency. The Bengkulu Regional Police's Medical and Health Unit is currently conducting an autopsy on the body," said Bengkulu Regional Police Public Relations Chief, Senior Superintendent Imam Wijayanto, in Bengkulu City on Monday (9/14/2026).
The autopsy is part of the police investigation to confirm the body's identity. The Bengkulu Regional Police are also coordinating with police in the Lampung region to check for any possible connection to the group of five journalists and three crew members still missing after losing contact while covering the activities of Mount Anak Krakatau.
However, police have not yet confirmed that the body is one of the eight people still being sought.
"We cannot yet confirm (whether the body is that of the missing journalist)," he said.
Based on preliminary investigations, Imam stated that the body was not a local resident of Enggano Island. Therefore, further investigation is being conducted to determine the victim's identity.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Bengkulu Search and Rescue Office, Muslikun Sodik, stated that the body was flown from Enggano Island to Bengkulu City on a Susi Air flight on Monday (9/14/2026).
The plane took off from Enggano Airport for Fatmawati Soekarno Airport in Bengkulu at 7:58 a.m. The body was accompanied by two police officers during the flight.
Upon arrival in Bengkulu City, the body was taken for further examination to determine the identity and cause of death.
Previously, the Bengkulu Search and Rescue Office received a report of the discovery of an unidentified body in the coastal area of Sawang Bengkok, Khayapu Village, Enggano Island, North Bengkulu Regency, on Saturday (9/12/2026).
Meanwhile, the search operation for five journalists and three crew members is still ongoing. They lost contact after the speedboat they were traveling on while covering the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait.
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