Intention To Check Fish Nets, Father And Son Died After Boat Overturned In Mahakam

The Samarinda City SAR Team, East Kalimantan, was evacuating the bodies of the drowned victims in the Mahakam River, Tenggarong Seberang, Kutai Kartanegara, Tuesday (5/8/2025). (ANTARA)

SAMARINDA - The Samarinda City SAR Team, East Kalimantan, together with a number of related elements managed to find two victims drowned in a dead condition in the Mahakam River, in Tenggarong Seberang District, Kutai Kartanegara Regency.

"Two victims, namely Yarhan, male, 36 years old and Mentari, a woman, 9 years old, we found dead this morning, after previously being reported drowned," said SAR Post Coordinator Samarinda Mardi Sianturi, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 5.

In the search, Yarhan was first found by the team at 06.25 WITA, about 350 meters from the scene. Meanwhile, the second victim, Mentari, was found at 06.38 WITA, about 1.5 kilometers from the starting point of the boat capsized.

They have been evacuated to the funeral home for further processing, so that with the two victims found, the SAR operation was declared complete and closed at 07.40 WITA earlier, then all elements involved returned to their respective posts to continue preparedness.

He told the chronology of this fateful incident, both of which were found missing while checking the fishing net using a small boat, on Sunday (3/8). However, their boat was found by family members in a reversed condition at 17.30 WITA, while the victim was not found at the location.

The two departed from their residence in RT 11, Embalut Village, Tenggarong Seberang, at around 09.00 WITA, but until the afternoon they did not return. Then the family and residents searched and found the boat they were riding in overturned.

Mardi also said that his party received a report of this incident from Babinsa, Embalut Village, on Monday (4/8) morning. Upon receiving the report, the Samarinda SAR Team left for the scene, searching from yesterday to Tuesday morning.

This search involved various elements such as the Water and Air Police Unit (Satpolairud) of the Kutai Kartanegara Resort, Koramil and the Tenggarong Seberang Police, Kukar Firefighters, Kukar BPBD, volunteers, and residents of Embalut Village.

"We would like to thank all elements involved, both from government agencies, volunteers, and local residents. Although the search location is quite challenging with heavy currents and the potential for disturbance from wild animals such as crocodiles, the hard work and collaboration of all teams have yielded maximum results," he said.