"Friend Freddie Palmer, who was with Mr Kontounas when he went missing, said: "We need help to find our friend dead or alive before it's too late." Denpasar Search and Rescue He expressed unhappiness with the way the search was being handled, claiming lifeguards took three hours to arrive and that he and his friends had paid 1,700 themselves for a helicopter search but no trace of Mr Kontounas was found."
"'We are traumatised. We just believe that the authorities here could have acted quicker and maybe he would be sitting here with us right now," he said. "We have put in more hours looking as a three than they did in the first 24 hours." Denpasar Search and Rescue Search and rescue chief Nyoman Sidakarya said Mr Kontounas was reported missing at 18:40 local time (11:40 BST) on Wednesday."
"The organisation's Instagram account said searches were undertaken along the coastline using boats, jet skis and drones. "So far the joint (search and rescue) team has not been able to find any signs of the victim's presence," it said. He said the search had been hampered by waves as high as 2.5m (8ft). If they were unable to find Mr Kontounas, he said "the next plan of movement" would be determined."
Harrison Edward Nada Kontounas, 23, from Ilford, east London, was swept out to sea while swimming with two friends at Legian Beach in Bali and was reported missing at 18:40 local time. Joint search-and-rescue teams have used boats, jet skis, drones and a privately funded helicopter but have not found signs of him. Friends say lifeguards took three hours to arrive, paid 1,700 for a helicopter search, and feel the initial response was inadequate. Search operations have been hampered by waves up to 2.5m and winds up to 39 km/h. The Foreign Office is supporting the family and liaising with local authorities.
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