Tourists From Pondok Gede Bekasi Drowning In Ciantir Beach Lebak

Ditpolairud Polda Banten looking for tourists from Pondok Gede Bekasi drowned at Ciantir Beach Lebak, Banten/ Photo:Dok. Banten Police

LEBAK – Swimming when the waves were high, four tourists from Pondok Gede Bekasi were swept away by the current and drowned at Ciantir Beach, Sawarna Village, Bayah District, Lebak Regency, Banten Province.

The Ditpolairud of the Banten Police, which received reports of tourists drowning, has been trying to find victims since Sunday, November 7.

Directorate of Water and Air Police (Dirpolairud) of Banten Police (Polda) Commissioner Giuseppe Reinhard Gultom said, according to witness testimony, Rendi, 4 tourists from Bekasi arrived at Sawarna Tourism Village at 01.00 a.m. in the morning by car.

Fellow survivors from the Ciantir Lebak coastal current/ Photo:Dok. Banten Police

"After performing the Fajr prayer, at 06.00 a.m. local time, Akbar, Zulfi, Aspi, and Zikri played to the beach to take pictures. It didn't last long, Akbar played in the water on the beach. Suddenly the two people were dragged by a strong current in front of the area monitoring post. But Akbar kept trying to survive as hard as possible so that Akbar survived being pushed by the waves to the shore, but Zikri continued to be dragged by the current into the middle of the sea and drowned," said Gultom when confirmed, Monday, November 8.

As Gultom explained, personnel from the Banten Police Ditpolairud together with the Lebak Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Bayah Police, and Basarnas tried to save the drowning victim, Zikri.

"Of the four tourists, Akbar (21), Zulfi (20), and Aspi (19) were rescued, while Zikri (21) is still being searched," explained Gultom.

Ditpolairud Polda Banten looking for tourists from Pondok Gede Bekasi drowned at Ciantir Beach Lebak, Banten/ Photo:Dok. Banten Police

Meanwhile, the Head of Public Relations of the Banten Police, the Banten Police, Shinto Silitonga, hopes that the public will not go on vacation to the beach because the current weather conditions are not good, the waves are high.

"We are continuously trying to coordinate with the managers of coastal tourism objects in order to minimize the occurrence of things that are not wanted to happen again," Shinto explained.