The SAR team evacuated the body of an elderly man named Ahmad Gunawan (50) who was missing and drowned in Situ Rawa Gede, Rawalumbu District, Bekasi City, West Java on Tuesday night, February 14. The victim was found at a depth of 3 meters underwater Situ Rawa Gede.

"It was found dead at around 22:45. The dive process was carried out by a team of divers and we found the victim at a depth of 3 meters with a discovery radius of 5 meters from the scene," said Head of the Jakarta SAR Office, Fazzli to VOI, Wednesday, February 15.

It was later discovered that Ahmad Gunawan drowned on Tuesday, February 14 at around 16.08 WIB in Situ Rawa Gede. At the time of the incident, Ahmad Gunawan was about to cross the lake by swimming.

However, allegedly due to fatigue and watering, the victim stopped in the middle of the lake and asked for help. Furthermore, a young man named Putra (32) tried to help the victim Ahmad by throwing himself and swimming in Situ Rawa Gede.

After Putra was able to reach Ahmad's body, but unfortunately, Putra actually drowned with Ahmad. The victim was then evacuated to the funeral home to be handed over to the victim's family.

"We will continue to search for victims optimally to find one more victim," he said.

In the search effort, the SAR personnel deployed consisted of the Jakarta SAR Office, Bekasi City BPBD, Rawalumbu Police, Bekasi City Damkar, Bojong Menteng Village, Bekasi City Satpol PP, Rawalumbu Koramil and the community and other elements.


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