JAKARTA - The SAR team carried out an operation to search for a teenager who was bitten by a crocodile in the Awonio Village River, Kolono District, South Konawe Regency (Konsel), Southeast Sulawesi Province (Sultra).
Head of Basarnas Kendari Amiruddin said the teenager who was bitten by a crocodile was named Rafli (14), who was first reported by local residents at 15.10 Wita.
"We received a report that there was a condition that endangered humans against one person who was bitten by a crocodile in the Awonio Village River," Amiruddin said when contacted in Kendari, Monday, quoted by Antara.
Based on the report, his party then sent the Kendari Basarnas Rescue Team to the location to provide SAR assistance.
"With the distance of the location to Basarnas Kendari about 64 kilometers," he said.
Amiruddin revealed that in the search for the victim there were several elements involved, including the Ops and Rescue Staff of Basarnas Kendari, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Konsel, Bhabinkamtibmas, the surrounding community, and the victim's family.
"The main tools used are rescue cars, ambulances, rubber boats, medical SAR equipment, evacuation SAR equipment, communication equipment, and other safety support equipment," said Amiruddin.
He explained that the victim was attacked by a crocodile when the victim and his friend returned from school and stopped to bathe, as well as wash his clothes in the Awonio Village River at 13.05 Wita.
"At that time, the victim was suddenly attacked by a crocodile, so his friend ran to seek help," he said.
After the victim was attacked, said Amiruddin, the family and local community immediately carried out a search, but the victim was not found.
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