Lebak Residents Found Dead Drifting In River After Missing Two Days

SERANG - The Search and Rescue Agency or Basarnas of Banten Province found a resident of Lebak who was swept away in the Sasak River in a dead condition.

"We evacuated the body of Thomas (9), a resident of Dungus Village RT03/RW03, Asem Cibadak Village, Lebak Regency, to his family," said Banten Basarnas Head Adil Triyanto in Serang, Sunday, May 29.

After playing football at a location not far from where he lived on Saturday, May 28, the victim and his friends took a bath in the Sasak River.

However, Thomas slipped and was swept away by the river current. His friend informed the local residents about this, who then forwarded the report to the Banten Basarnas.

Basarnas and the joint team carried out a search around the location, but the victim was not found.

On the second day, Basarnas with a joint team consisting of Basarnas Rescuers, TNI, BPBD Lebak, and the local community conducted a search and orientation of the terrain around the location of the case (LKP).

Search by using a rubber boat along the river from LKP downstream for five kilometers and in coordination with the surrounding community.

In the continuation of the search, the victim was found stuck in a strainer, in the form of a fallen tree in a state of death. The victim was found from the LKP 300 meters and then taken to the funeral home for burial.

"With the discovery of the victim, the potential elements of SAR are returned to their unit and the search is stopped," he said, quoted by Antara.