Playing in the Empang Former Quarry, 2 Children in Karawang Died Drowned

KARAWANG - Two children are reported to have died after drowning in a pond or ditch in a former quarry in the Puri Raya Residence Housing Complex, Pasirjengkol Village, Majalaya District, Karawang Regency, West Java.

Karawang Police Public Relations Officer, Ipda Cep Wildan, in his statement in Karawang, Tuesday, said that based on the results of the crime scene investigation and the testimony of witnesses, it was known that five children had played around the former mine embankment.

Of the five children, three of them swam into the creek, while the other two were on land.

After receiving information from residents, the witness along with a number of other residents immediately headed to the location to carry out rescue efforts.

"One girl was successfully evacuated in a safe condition," said Wildan, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, July 15.

However, after a search was conducted again, two boys were found at the bottom of the pool and immediately taken to the Shafa Medika Clinic for medical treatment.

According to the results of the medical examination, two victims were declared dead, each with the initials RDP (7) and AES (6), both of whom are residents of the Puri Raya Residence Apartment, Bengle Village, Majalaya District.

Meanwhile, another victim, a girl with the initials ANP (8), was successfully rescued.

Cep Wildan said that the families of the two victims had stated that they accepted the incident as part of a disaster and refused to be autopsied.

Meanwhile, in handling the incident, Majalaya Police personnel together with the Karawang Police Inafis Team, Karawang Police Samapta, Karawang BPBD, Muspika elements of Majalaya Sub-district, Bengle Village apparatus and Pasirjengkol Village, and the local Babinsa moved to evacuate, secure the location, conduct crime scene investigation, ask for information from witnesses, and prepare a police report.

Due to this incident, the police appealed to all parents to increase supervision of children, especially when playing around rivers, ponds, canals, and former excavations that have the potential to endanger safety.