Team Continues Search For 7 Victims Drowning In Bengawan Solo River, Focus On Combing These 3 Areas

The Head of the East Java BPBD, Budi Santoso, led the direct search for victims who were declared missing due to an overturned boat on the Bengawan Solo River (ANTARA)

JATIM - A joint team from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of East Java and Surabaya SAR and volunteers continued the search for victims of a capsized boat in Bengawan Solo, Semambung Village, Kanor District, Bojonegoro Regency.

"The search process started again this morning," said the Head of the East Java BPBD, Budi Santosa when contacted from Surabaya, Antara, Thursday, November 4.

This accident occurred on Wednesday, November 3 yesterday. The boat, which is a crossing transportation in Semambung Village, Kanor District, Bojonegoro, overturned, allegedly due to the influence of strong river currents.

There were 17 passengers on the boat. As many as 10 of them have been evacuated safely, while 7 others have not been found.

In the evacuation process, Budi advised the entire team to continue to prioritize safety and security when carrying out their duties.

"Keep maintaining security in operation, prioritizing the safety of personnel. The teams involved must always be united and try their best to search for victims," said Budi.

For the search operation, the area was divided into three areas along the Bengawan River, one each in the Tuban, Bojonegoro and Lamongan areas.

The search for victims of the boat passengers was also carried out or combed from the Cim-Cim Bridge to the Lamongan Babat Movement Weir using rubber boats.

As many as 10 passengers survived the details, two people from Bojonegoro Madiani (62 years) and H (4), then Mujianto (30) from Rembang, and seven other people from Tuban, each Budi (24), Arif Dwi (39) , Tarmuji (56), AD (3), Tasmiatun Nikmah (33), Noviandi (29) and Abdul Hadi (9).

Meanwhile, for the time being, the victims who were declared missing were Kasian (boat driver) aged 60 years, from Bojonegoro, Erma fitriani (27), Masdian Purnama (27), Toro (41), Sutri (60), Basori (37) and Dedi Setyo Nugroho (30).