The Sikabau River Is Cloudy, An Attempt To Find A Male Victim Was Caught By A Crocodile During Ablution

Illustration of a crocodile in a river (Pixabay / Sasint)

JAKARTA - Efforts to find a victim named Rusdi (40) who was attacked by a crocodile were constrained by the murky river conditions. Until now, the joint team of Basarnas Pos Pasaman in West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) has not found any traces of victims.

"As of Monday afternoon, no sign of a victim named Rusdi (40) has yet been found," said Zulfahmi, the coordinator of Basarnas Pos Pasaman, as quoted by Antara, Monday, January 18.

Efforts to search for victims in the Sikabau river, Ujung Gading, have been carried out since last Sunday, January 17. Even if it is only done at river level, it cannot be done through diving,

"We use a rubber boat with shocks to maneuver in the hope that if a victim gets caught in the wood, he can get out," he said.

His party has also coordinated with the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) to conduct a joint search.

"This afternoon the BKSDA team has left for West Pasaman to jointly conduct a search," he said.

Currently, his party together with a team from the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the National Police, the TNI and the surrounding community continue to search.

From Basarnas, 7 people were deployed using rubber boats, 6 people from BPBD used speedboats and TNI personnel and the community used speedboats.

"A total of 3 boats consisting of one rubber boat and two speedboats," he said.

His party, on this second day, has conducted a search about 2-3 kilometers from the location where the victim was lost. "From the temporary search, there are no signs that point to the victim. Neither the body of the victim nor the one leading to the victim has been found," he said.

The victim was allegedly attacked by a crocodile while taking ablution with his 4-year-old child on Sunday at around 13.30 WIB. When the incident happened, his son immediately reported the incident to the victim's wife.

Unfortunately, the mother did not trust the child and continued working in the fields.

"However, after a long time the victim did not appear, then the information from the child was trusted and reported to other communities," he said.