Dragged By A 3.2 Kilometer River, North Bengkulu Residents Found Dead

Illustration of drowning people (ANTARA)

BENGKULU - Bengkulu National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) found the victim SU (65) in a state of death that was swept away in the Ketahun River, Tanjung Alai Village, Napal Putih District, North Bengkulu Regency.

"The joint SAR Basarnas team, police, BPBD, local government and the community have finally succeeded in finding victims who were missing this afternoon in Sungai Ketahun since yesterday afternoon," said Head of Basarnas Bengkulu M Arafah, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 13. He said that the victim was found under a bridge about three kilometers from the location of the victim being swept away and currently the victim has been taken to the funeral home. We expressed our condolences for the disaster that befell the victim," he said. Previously, Basarnas Bengkulu sent a team to search for NU (65) who was swept away in the Ketahun River, Tanjung Alai District, North Bengkulu Regency's White Napal District.. Based on the information received, on Tuesday, June 12 at around 12.00 WIB, the victim SU was about to return from gardening to a house near the scene. Because the location of the road to the victim's house had to pass through the river, NU passed through the river using a small boat, but the boat carrying the victim sank so that the victim sank and was swept away in the river.

After receiving this information, he dispatched a rescue team consisting of six people from the Bengkulu Basarnas Office to carry out search and rescue. In addition to sending a team, he also lowered the necessary equipment and equipment such as a rescue carrier, a set of Landing Craft Rubber (LCR) or rubber boats, a set of water palsars, USD, navigation equipment and communication equipment.