Two Days, Missing Students In Mandau River Have Not Been Found

Pekanbaru Basarnas ships are looking for student victims in the Mandau River, Kandis District who sank. (ANTARA)

PekanbarU - The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) of Pekanbaru, Riau Province is still looking for a 10-year-old high school student in Kandas District who drowned in the Mandau River since Sunday, March 12, named M Ghufron alias Upi (16). The team searched for victims at the scene until Tuesday. The team conducted a 2-kilometer search to the downstream direction and a 1-km land search," said Head of Basarnas I Nyoman Sidakarya when contacted by ANTARA, Tuesday, March 14. He said the incident started when the victim helped his father launch oil palm seeds using a canoe in the Mandau River Bf 4, Kandis District, Siak Regency. On the way, their canoe swerved until it finally sank. The victim and his parents were named Tato (50) crossing the oil palm seeds in his plantation to be taken to another person's garden. The address is in Gondang Dusun Agree, Kandis. According to Nyoman, at the time of the slowing of the trip the two canoes the victims swayed and drowned. Tattoos and victims fell into the river. However, only Tattoos were able to save themselves while Ghufron drowned by the river current.

"I had time to help my son, but the water was cloudy and the current was strong, finally my son was lost," said Tato as I was repeated by Nyoman to the media. Pekanbaru SAR Office received the information at 19.15 WIB from the Fire Department member of the Siak Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency, Mr. Irwan Pryatna. At 19.30 WIB, the Pekanbaru SAR Office Rescue Team departed with complete equipment and six personnel.