Building Project At Rasuna Said Kuningan Eats Victims, 13-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Excavation Pool

Rescue workers are looking for drowning victims in the excavation of the Rasuna Said Kuningan building project/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A boy about 13 years old drowned in a former building excavation pool on Jalan HR Rasuna Said, RT 01/06, Guntur Village, Setiabudi District, South Jakarta, Sunday afternoon, August 20.

Until Sunday night, South Jakarta Gulkarmat officers were still searching for the boy.

"The search has been carried out since 17.37 WIB by 3 units containing 11 personnel. The victim is still being searched," said the picket officer, Slamet in his report, Sunday, August 20.

The process of searching for victims was carried out from a cellular report to the DKI Jakarta BPDB. In the report, it was reported that a small child aged about 13 years had drowned in the area where the building was excavated.

"Based on information from BPBD, firefighters rushed to the crime scene to coordinate with local officials. Then reported the search around the crime scene by lowering a rubber boat," he said.

Until this news was written, the victim had not been found by joint officers.