A rescue team in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands said on Tuesday that 17 people had been found alive after a boat capsized in the Sipora Strait, West Sumatra, on Monday.
According to a preliminary report, the speedboat, carrying 18 passengers, including several children, departed from Sikakap Island at around 8 a.m. local time and capsized at around 11 a.m. during its journey to Sipora Island amid severe weather conditions.
Following the accident, 11 people were initially reported missing. As of Tuesday morning, 10 of them had been found safe.
According to Xinhua News Agency, head of the Mentawai Islands Search and Rescue Office Rudi Ihu said that many of the survivors managed to swim to the shores of nearby islands. He noted that based on predictions and survivor accounts, the capsizing was caused by extreme weather, with large waves striking the speedboat.
Rescuers were working to locate the missing person.
Those who were rescued returned to the port, hugging their families and friends. Some were sent to hospital immediately for further health monitoring.
"We are now investigating the safety procedures. Were there enough life jackets for the amount of people on the boat and did the boat itself meet our safety requirements?" said Rinto Wardana Samaloisa, regent of Mentawai Islands Regency.
17 survive after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, 1 still missing
17 survive after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, 1 still missing
17 survive after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, 1 still missing
Protests against federal immigration enforcement are spreading across the United States, with the latest demonstration unfolding directly in front of the White House.
Early Saturday, more than a hundred demonstrators gathered there, demanding changes to the Trump administration's immigration policies and accountability for recent shootings involving federal agents.
Immigrant rights and civil rights groups said this weekend's rallies mark a coordinated national response. Demonstrations are planned or already underway in major cities including Philadelphia, as well as across states such as North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C., where organizers are calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be removed from local communities.
The nationwide protests follow a deadly week in which three people were shot by federal agents in two days.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was killed during an enforcement operation by the ICE. A day later in Portland, Oregon, a man and a woman were wounded during a separate federal operation.
In the aftermath, Minnesota state officials accused the Trump administration of blocking their investigation by denying access to key evidence and prematurely drawing conclusions before a full review could be completed.
On Friday, Donald Trump defended the Department of Homeland Security's actions, sharply criticizing Minnesota leaders and calling them corrupt.
Local leaders have pushed back. During a Saturday news conference, the mayor of Minneapolis described ICE agents' actions as reckless.
Officials in both Minneapolis and Portland continue urging demonstrators to remain peaceful as protests intensify nationwide.
According to a 50501 Movement statement issued Friday, at least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025.
Nationwide protests erupt in US after ICE shootings
