Alleged To Have Fallen While Playing, A 3-year-old Boy In Solok, West Sumatra, Was Found Dead In The River

A number of people were busy visiting the house of a three-year-old toddler who was found dead in the Batang Lembang River, Solok City, Thursday (29/9/2022). ANTARA/HO-BPBD Solok

PADANG - A three-year-old boy was found dead floating in the Batang Lembang River, Solok City, West Sumatra (West Sumatra). Head of the Prevention and Preparedness Section of Solok City BPBD, Fera Zuana, confirmed the incident. BPBD received a report from local residents that a toddler who died floating in the Batang Lembang River, Koto Panjang Village, Solok City. "It happened at around 10.00 WIB yesterday, Thursday. The toddler has also been buried," he said in Solok, Antara, Friday, September 30. His party received reports from residents that a toddler had been found dead in the river near his house. During a review to the location, the toddler's body was already at the funeral home. Fera said earlier that information was obtained from the victim's brother that in the morning his brother could not find his sister. When asked to the neighbors, no one knew or saw his sister. "When searched around it, it was not found and when it was swept away by the river, it turned out that the toddler was found to have been floating in the river. The victim's own house was very close to the river," he said. According to BPBD, the cause of death may have been caused by the victim falling while playing. In addition, this drowning case is the first in 2022. "We estimate that maybe if it's floating like that around 08.00 WIB it happened. The possibility of falling into the river while playing," he said. Furthermore, he appealed to the public to always be careful, especially those in the Batang Lembang River area so that later similar cases do not happen again. In addition, BPBD always provides socialization, appeals to the community, especially those in disaster-prone areas such as floods, landslides, tornadoes and to residents living on riverbanks, to be more vigilant. "We always intensely give appeals to the public, there are even 24 hours of TRC ready," he said.