Two Teenagers Found Dead Drowning While Swimming In Ria Rio Reservoir, East Jakarta

JAKARTA - Two 12-year-old teenage boys drowned in Ria Rio's reservoir, Kayu Putih Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta, Saturday night, April 29.

When the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. rescue officer was found, both of them were dead.

"We managed to find and evacuate the two teenage victims who drowned. Before the incident, the victim was playing and swimming in the roo reservoir and then drowned," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman when confirmed, Sunday, April 30.

It was later discovered that the two victims were Mahardika (12) and Muhammad Alfarizi Ramadhan (12) residents of Porslen Street, Pulogadung.

"The search for the two victims was completed at around 20.18 WIB," he said.

The process of evacuating the victims was carried out by 5 rescue personnel from the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., equipped with rubber boats and local residents.

Furthermore, the bodies of the two victims have been handed over to the family. Meanwhile, the case is being handled by the Pulogadung Police.