Bridge Project Worker From Ciamis Dies Drowning In Lake Toba

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MEDAN - A man working on the Tano Ponggo bridge construction project from Ciamis, West Java, named Aljab Maulana (21) drowned in Lake Toba, to be precise in Aek Tano Ponggo, Pangururan District, Samosir Regency, North Sumatra.

He was found dead by the joint SAR team on Monday, June 6.

The Coordinator of the Prapat SAR Post, Hisar Turnip, explained that the incident began when the victim and 3 of his friends were swimming in Lake Toba, Sunday, June 5, afternoon.

But unfortunately, suddenly the four victims drowned. However, the three fellow victims were rescued by residents.

"But the victim could not be rescued because of the depth of Lake Toba which caused residents who were trying to help to get tired and release the victim," said Hisar, Monday, June 6.

After that, the officers who received the information immediately started looking for the victim. After searching for 2 days, officers managed to find the victim's body.

"The victim was found at a depth of 5 meters, at 10.20 WIB," he explained.

Next, the team immediately evacuated the victims to be handed over to PT WIKA and then taken to Pangururan General Hospital.