Kelingking Beach swimming ban

Kelingking Beach swimming ban after drownings of Indonesian tourist and local guide on Sunday 25/1/2021.  The  tourist and his guide who died on Kelingking Beach on the island of  Nusa Penida on Sunday (24/10) afternoon, raised the attention of the local authorities of  the Klungkung Regency Government. To avoid similar incidents the district government had a  meeting at the Bungamekar Village on Tuesday (26/10/2021). The meeting was attended by the Head of Nusa Penida I Komang Widiasa Putra, Bungamekar Village officials, the Nusa Penida District Leadership Coordination Forum , representatives of the Klungkung Tourism Office, Bungamekar Village officials and traditional soldiers.

The Head of Nusa Penida I Komang Widiasa Putra made a few decisions during  the meeting at the Bungamekar Village Headquarters Office resulted in a number of points. Among them, the Kelingking Beach tourist attraction area remains open as usual. “However, with the provision that tourists who come down to the beach must be accompanied by a guide who already knows the local area” said Widiasa, Wednesday (27/10/2021). Tourists are  not longer allowed intering the sea and swimming is prohibited . A warning board has already been installed and  more installations will be added. Another point is that as much as possible, there will be officers who will inform tourists of the area  and beach conditions in Klingking . The opening  hours for tourist activities in the Kelingking Beach wil be also be reviewed. Matters that require further policies and regulations related to the management of objects that require professional human resources in this field will be reported to the Regency.

The victims who died in the deadly accident on Kelingking Beach were Nur Aisyah, a traveler from South Sulawesi, and Putu Suasta a guide from Bungamekar Village in  Nusa Penida. The deadly accident occurred during a fun photo shoot on the lips of Kelingking Beach, Bungamekar Village, Nusa Penida District, Klungkung, Sunday afternoon (24/10/2021) . In fact, the case of being dragged by the waves on Kelingking Beach also happened to two domestic travelers while playing at Kelingking Beach, Sunday (8/8) afternoon. Luckily, the two victims, namely Abdurrahman Ridho, 25, and Dewi Amelia, 24, survived because of the help of local residents. Victim Adurrahman Ridho, a traveler having his address at Batam Nirwana Residence Block D 7 Number 10 Patam Lestari Village, Sekupang District, Batam City, Riau Islands Province, had fainted after being evacuated. The problem is, this 25-year-old man is taking in too much water.