PELAGA, Bali — Indonesian search and rescue authorities have ended a seven-day operation to locate a German national and an Indonesian man who went missing after a landslide struck a glamping resort in Bali, with neither person found.

The operation at Pelaga Eco Park in Badung regency was officially closed on Sunday, November 8, a week after the landslide swept through part of the hillside accommodation.

The missing men were identified as Sacha Erich Schubert, 56, from Germany, and Bangkit Khoirul Mubarok, 28, from Indonesia.

I Wayan Juni Antara, head of operations and preparedness at the Denpasar Search and Rescue Office, said the decision followed an evaluation involving rescue personnel and the victims’ families.

Although the active search has ended, authorities said monitoring would continue and the operation could resume if new evidence or information emerged.

Seven Days of Searching Without Results

Rescue teams spent a week searching the damaged resort grounds, clearing landslide debris and examining nearby waterways amid difficult terrain.

On the final day, personnel were divided into two search and rescue units. One team searched the river from the glamping site toward Buangga Dam, while the other continued approximately three kilometers downstream.

The search was complicated by narrow access roads, unstable ground and steep riverbanks. Heavy machinery could not be deployed safely in some areas, forcing rescuers to rely largely on manual searches.

Teams also used tracking dogs to examine the landslide area. After debris was cleared without revealing signs of the missing men, attention shifted increasingly toward the river, where authorities feared they might have been swept away.

Despite the extensive operation, neither person was located.

Landslide Struck Resort During Heavy Rain

The disaster occurred on the night of November 1, when heavy rain triggered a landslide at Pelaga Eco Park in the Petang district of Badung.

The landslide damaged glamping accommodation near a river, prompting an emergency response involving rescue workers, police, military personnel and local volunteers.

Of the 23 people reported to have been staying at the property, 21 were accounted for, while the German and Indonesian men remained missing.

Authorities have also been reviewing the resort’s permits and operating documents following the incident. That administrative review is separate from the search operation and does not establish the cause of the landslide.

Rescue officials said the closure of the formal search did not rule out further action.

The two men remain missing, and authorities have not announced that their bodies have been recovered.