Basarnas Banda Aceh Evacuated Tourists From Medan Slipped Into A 20 Meter Gorge

The SAR team evacuates a victim who slipped and fell into a 20-meter-deep ravine in Aceh Besar, Monday (8/8/2022). ANTARA/HO/Humas Basarnas Banda Aceh

BANDA ACEH - The Banda Aceh National SAR Agency (Basarnas) team evacuated a tourist from Medan, North Sumatra, after falling into a 20-meter-deep cliff in Aceh Besar District.

Head of Basarnas Banda Aceh Ibnu Harris Al Hussain said the victim was Roni, 26 years old, a resident of Medan, North Sumatra.

"The victim was evacuated in a safe condition with injured legs and bleeding from the head. The location of the incident is in Tebing Lange, Gampong Lamlhom, Lhoknga District, Aceh Besar district," said Ibnu Harris Al Hussain as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 9.

He said the SAR operation was carried out starting from information that the victim traveled alone to Cliff Lange on Monday (8/8) at around 15.15 WIB.

Then, the victim reportedly slipped and fell from a cliff into a 20-meter-deep ravine. The incident resulted in a dislocated left leg and a bleeding head due to hitting a rock cliff.

"Based on this information, Basarnas deployed a SAR team to evacuate the victim. An hour later, the team arrived at the foot of Glee Irah Hill and continued climbing towards the cliff where the victim fell," said Ibnu Harris.

After climbing for more than two hours, the SAR team found the victim. At that time, the victim was lying on the side of a cliff. The team then provided first aid to the victims before being evacuated.

"The victim was evacuated to the foot of Bukit Glee Irah. Then the victim was taken to Zainoel Abidin Hospital in Banda Aceh using an ambulance for further medical treatment," said Ibnu Harris.