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Survivors found, two missing after Indonesia tourist boat sinking

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Two foreign tourists are still missing after a boat sank off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Saturday.

Twenty foreign tourists, an Indonesian guide and four crew were on board when the boat foundered near Sangeang Api, a volcanic island off Sumbawa.

Ten people were rescued initially and another 13, including all the crew, were found alive early on Monday.

They are being treated in hospital for trauma and dehydration as a search continues for the remaining two people.

Officials said the incident took place when the boat, sailing from Lombok island to Komodo island, hit a reef and sank.

Rescue official Budiawan, who goes by one name, told AFP news agency the second group “were all found together; some in a lifeboat and some floating with their life jackets”.

He also said the survivors were now recovering in Sape city in Sumbawa.

The Indonesian military has joined the search to find the two remaining tourists, reports the BBC’s Alice Budisatrijo in Jakarta, BBC informs.