Overview
- Search teams found Robert Ladd near the dive site at about 1:20 p.m., and medics declared him dead after CPR on shore.
- The 45-year-old entered the water off Gili Air at around 11 a.m. on March 24 without a boat and did not return about an hour later.
- Authorities linked the incident to a riptide from the Indonesian Throughflow, a current that drives water between the Pacific and Indian oceans and can trigger sudden, strong flows around the Gilis.
- A large search and recovery effort involved regional marine police, the military, Air Navy teams, local police, fire and rescue crews, disaster officials, and volunteers.
- His body was taken to Bhayangkara Hospital in Mataram for a post-mortem, and relatives have posted tributes expressing their grief.