Bathing Alone In The Musi River, 4-Year-Old Boy Drowning Found Dead

The Search and Rescue (SAR) Palembang team, South Sumatra found a boy who drowned in the Musi River in Bunga Karang Village, Tanjung Lago District, Banyuasin Regency. ANTARA/HO-SAR Palembang

JAKARTA - The Palembang Search and Rescue (SAR) team in South Sumatra found a boy who drowned in the Musi River in Bunga Karang Village, Tanjung Lago District, Banyuasin Regency.

Head of the Palembang SAR Office Raymond Konstantin said the four-year-old boy named Galang bin Gani was reported missing on Thursday (4/12) at around 14.00 WIB.

He said that at that time the victim was bathing on the edge of the river with her mother, then her mother went up to take the toiletries that were left at home.

"While bathing alone and being released from observation, the victim was suddenly dragged by the river current. Residents who saw the incident tried to provide help, but the victim's body sank quickly," he said in Palembang, Friday, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said the search had been carried out since last night in combination consisting of Basarnas, Palembang SAR Office, TNI/Polri, village officials, volunteers, and the community.

"No more than 24 hours of searching, the team managed to find the victim," he said.

With the discovery of the victim, the SAR operation was declared complete and closed. All SAR elements involved in the search process were returned to their units.