Because Of The Clash After Meloncat From The Altitude, 2 Men Died In The Manunggal Swimming Pool, Jati Semarang

Illustration of drowning/ANTARA

SEMARANG - Two men died after drowning while swimming in the Manunggal Jati swimming pool, Semarang City, Sunday, September 11. Pedurungan Police Chief Kompol Dina Novitasari said the two victims died while swimming in a pool with a depth of 6 meters. The two victims are GT (15) and Ricky Hermawanto (22), a resident of Mranggen, Demak Regency. According to him, the unfortunate incident began when the two victims and their other colleagues entered the pool with a depth of 6 meters. At that time the pool was actually being closed because the guard was resting and there would be a change of guard. The victim Gustaf then climbed onto the jumping board with a height of 4 meters, then jumped into the pool. Moments later Ricky jumped in the same pool from the board with a height of 8 meters. "While jumping, the victim's body Ricky happened to Gustaf who was in the pool," he said. The two victims then did not come to the surface after the collision. The victim's colleague who was at the scene then asked the swimming pool staff to help find the two who drowned. The two victims who were found unconscious were then rushed to the Wongsonegoro Hospital in Semarang. The two victims were declared dead when they were taken to the hospital. From the results of the examination by the Semarang Polrestabes Inafis team, he said, the two victims were declared dead due to colliding with each other while jumping into the swimming pool.