Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) (EFE).- This Sunday, rescue teams from Indonesia announced that they have found the remains of Fernando Martín, a former footballer and coach of the women’s B team of Valencia CF. The search operation continues to locate the two children who are missing after the shipwreck that occurred on 26 December. «According to the findings of the identification process carried out by the Police and the Hospital of Labuan Bajo, we can confirm that the person is Fernando Martín, aged 44,» stated Fathur Rahman, the official from the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) in charge of the mission, in a video. This is the second body found by search teams in the area, following the recovery of the body of a Spanish girl, who was the daughter of Fernando’s wife. Martín’s remains were discovered at 8:47 this morning, local time, by a police boat, approximately 1.13 nautical miles from the site where the tourist boat sank on 26 December, with him, his wife, and four children onboard. Two Spaniards, Andrea Ortuño, who is Fernando Martín’s wife, and their daughter, were rescued after the accident. After finding the body today, the Indonesian authorities have extended the search for the other two missing Spanish children, who are Martín’s son and Andrea Ortuño’s son. They had both recently got married. The tourist boat KM Putri Sakinah sank in the waters of Padar Island, which is part of Komodo National Park, at approximately 20:30 local time on 26 December. Following the incident, an initial search was launched using speedboats, which was later expanded. The Police have initiated an investigation to determine if the crew committed any wrongdoing that caused the accident.
