The Stressed Man Who Jumped From The Tangerang Red Bridge Has Been Found Dead

Body bag containing the remains of the man who jumped from the Tangerang Red Bridge/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG – Joint officers from the Tangerang BPBD finally found the body of IT (27) who fell from the Red Bridge, Karang Tengah, Tangerang, Thursday night, August 18. The search process took 6 hours after being reported.

The head of the Ciledug Police, Kompol Noor Maghantara, said that the victim was found on Friday, August 19, at around 1:00 a.m. WIB.

"The victim has been found floating," said Noor to VOI, Friday, August 19.

Noor said the victim was found about 1 kilometer from the scene.

"The victim was found near Mandaya Hospital. He was floating, one kilometer away," he said.

Now the victim has been taken to the funeral home, because the family refuses to be taken to the hospital for an autopsy.

"Immediately brought to his house to bury," he said.

Regarding the cause of the victim jumping, Noor admitted that it was still unknown. However, based on information from his friend, the victim often looks dazed because he has problems with marriage approval.

"His family said there was no problem. But based on his friends he looked absent-minded for the last 2-3 days," he concluded.

For information, IT jumped from the Red Bridge on Thursday, August 18, at approximately 19:00 WIB. Before the free fall, IT parked the Honda Scoopy on the side of the Red Bridge road.

"The victim has already jumped," said Noor via text message to VOI, Thursday, August 18.

Noor explained that the incident was first noticed by two small children who were passing by the location.

"There are two small children. See the person jumping the river. He reported to the old man who was passing there. After being reported, the party knew through the identity of the motorbike. They came to the location and the IT was gone. His family came 30 minutes after the incident, " he explained.