Dragged By Ombak While Bathing At Damas Trenggalek Beach, One Boy Died Two Survived
TRENGGALEK - One elementary school boy reportedly died and two other children who were already junior high school students were successfully evacuated and survived.
The unfortunate incident occurred after the three who were playing with water were swept away by the waves at Damas Beach, Prigi Bay, Trenggalek Regency, East Java.
Head of Polairud Prigi Trenggalek Aipda Maryanto, Friday, said the three children who were still friends from Watulimo District initially played in the water with several other peers.
But most of the boys couldn't swim until a high enough wave came to hit the beach and then dragged their bodies into the middle. Luckily there was a fisherman who was riding a small boat with a 15 PK engine passing by.
Upon seeing that two children were adrift in the middle of the deep coastal area and the victim drowned, continued Maryanto, the fisherman who was later identified as Edi (50) immediately gave help.
"Then the witness helped the two children by getting on the boat and being taken to the beach and then returning to the middle to help one child, but they couldn't find them," he said, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, April 20.
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The search effort was then carried out and at around 15.50 WIB the victim was found not far from where he drowned after the joint SAR team together with local fishermen and volunteers searched for victims.
The victim was then taken to the Watulimo Health Center for a post-mortem. "The three of them were taken to the Watulimo Health Center," he said.
The boy who died were Rizal (10) a resident of Watulimo District. Meanwhile, his two friends who survived were Raditya Restu Pradana (13) and Rama (13). Both are friends of the victim and only have one village. "Yes, Watulimo District residents too," he added.
The incident of the boy in a sea accident on Damas Beach began when Rizal traveled with four of his friends, two of whom were Rehan (13) and Rio.
They left for Damas Beach at around 12.30 WIB. Arriving at the location, the victim along with four of his friends swam on the beach.
"But a few moments later the victim and two of his friends were carried away into the middle and could not swim," he said.