PULAU - KHW PART 402 - SUMATERA UTARA

Summary

A fisherman named Pak Togar vanishes from his boat near Lantura Island, a place local fishermen consider haunted. His family first hears the news from his brother Bonar, the ship’s helmsman. After three days of searching, Togar’s body is found and brought home—but the crew’s account leaves the family with more questions than answers.

Bonar says the boat’s engine had been clogged with sea debris and that Togar’s mood changed afterward. Later, after the crew shared their wages, Togar looked unusually angry. That night, someone heard a loud splash, but the exhausted crew went back to sleep. During his patrol, another crew member noticed Togar was missing and feared he had fallen overboard.

The search takes a stranger turn underwater. Divers say the seabed appears blocked by an enormous iron plate connected to the ship’s anchor—far larger than an ordinary anchor plate. A local spiritual figure, Datuk Baringin, says Togar is nearby, but the divers cannot locate him.

On the third day, the crew follows Datuk’s instructions to float a live cemani chicken and three-colored flowers in a stream on the island. As they pray, the chicken’s crowing seems to shift into a woman’s voice. At the same time, the search team spots a turtle repeatedly swimming between the surface and the seabed. Following it, they find Togar’s body—and the strange iron obstruction is gone.

Back home, the family remembers other unsettling details. Before leaving, Togar had spoken as if he might not be there for his younger son’s circumcision. His wife also reveals that, years earlier, he often dreamed of a beautiful woman in green emerging from the sea and telling him she liked him.

Togar was a strong swimmer, so the family wonders whether that mysterious figure—or something near Lantura—had a part in his death. The story ends without a definite explanation, leaving the disappearance, the giant anchor plate, and the woman in green as lingering mysteries.

Personalities Featured

• Nadia Omara — Host and narrator
• Bang Juna — The storyteller’s source, whose family experienced the events
• Pak Togar — Juna’s father, the fisherman who disappeared
• Bu Uli — Togar’s wife and Juna’s mother
• Uncle Bonar — Togar’s brother and the ship’s helmsman
• Datuk Baringin — The spiritual figure consulted during the search
• The ship’s crew and search team — Involved in the search and recovery of Togar’s body