4 Australian missing in Indonesia after 30th birthday trip found alive floating on surfboards
Elliot Foote, Steph Weiss, Jordan Short, and Will Teagle were found on Tuesday following a days-long search.
The group had been on a birthday surfing trip and were traveling on a longboat to Banyak Island near Banda Aceh when they hit bad weather. “Starting the trip off with hiking in the North Sumatran jungle and seeing Orangutan’s was an amazing experience and something that I look forward to doing again for a longer time and going deeper.Jordan Short, another of the Australians on the trip to a remote island off North Sumatra.Australian and Indonesian search crews were dispatched on Monday to try and find the group, who are all from NSW.
“Apparently they have food and water on the boat and the boat has a roof so it should be all right,” he said.The group had gone on the trip to celebrate Foote’s 30th birthday.Foote, from Sydney’s eastern suburbs doubted the boat had capsized and believes they likely ran out of fuel.“Maybe they need to expand the area if they would have drifted,” he said.“I just hope we can get some eyes in the sky, there are a lot of islands.”“You feel it physically, in the stomach, everywhere,” he said.
“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the families of four Australians on-board.“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those missing during this distressing time.”
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