Indian Ocean Tsunami:
Surf Guide operator warns some surfers may have been swept out to sea
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 15 January 2005: - - Surf guides said some Australians surfing in Indonesia could have been swept out to sea during the tsunami, and may yet to be reported missing by their family. While most areas of Indonesia are in the surf "off-season" because of the wind driven direction of the waves, the Aceh coastline is still popular for wave enthusiasts.
"If you go to Banda Aceh around the south it's mountainous with little bays and beaches and surfers know that," owner of Mentawai Nisata Bahari (or Mentawai Ocean Tours) Rick Cameron said. "It's the off-season here (in West Sumatra) but it's surfing season up there (in Aceh)."
It is possible that many surfers made their way there for the waves without listing it as a specific destination because of the difficulty in getting Indonesian Government permission to visit the troubled region. "It's an area that the Government and various people who have lost their sons and daughters should consider as an option," Mr Cameron said. "It's an area that should have a question mark over it – there could be surfers up there."
Meanwhile, Sydney grandmother Margaret Mathison and her 10-year-old grandson Hans Soloman listed as missing in Aceh have been found. The self-employed cleaner reported to DFAT staff in Kupa in Timor two days ago.
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