JAKARTA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Four people from a boat, which was missing off Sulawesi Island with more than 100 people aboard, were found alive, an Indonesian rescue official said on Sunday.

"There is a report that four people have been discovered. They are alive," Andi Sultan, a coordinator of Search and Rescue Operation in Bone District, told Xinhua.

But, he said the boat carrying 108 passengers and 10 crew members has not been found after it was hit by a storm in South Sulawesi waters Saturday.