Three Bogor Residents Drowned During An Alternative Treatment Procession At Cigudeg Lake

TIM SAR BPBD Bogor Regency has conducted a search for 3 residents who drowned in Lake Kuari Cigudeg (doc BPBD Bogor Regency)

BOGOR - Three residents of Rumpin reportedly drowned in Lake Kuari, Kampung Nangga Herang RT 02/05, Tegalega Village, Cigudeg District, Thursday night, July 13. Currently, Bogor Regency BPBD officers are still searching.

According to the information obtained, the three Rumpin residents drowned while doing alternative medicine bathing on the edge of the lake. A total of 7 residents took part in the treatment, including 3 victims who drowned.

Emergency and Logistics Staff at the Bogor Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Jalaludin said that his party had only received a report on Friday, July 14, 2023 at around 01.30 WIB from local residents.

Jalal told a brief chronology of the incident that there were 4 other people who survived the tragedy.

"According to information, it is known that 7 people, including 3 victims who drowned, at first 7 people were doing alternative medicine by bathing on the edge of the lake," said Jalal on Friday, July 13.

"While doing treatment, 1 victim who bathed in the lake slipped into the middle of a lake with a depth of approximately 10 meters, it was known that the victim could not swim, then 2 of the victim's colleagues tried to help but instead got carried away and drowned into the lake while 4 others survived," he added.

Jalal is also still unable to confirm the alternative treatment activities carried out on the victim and 4 other people. Jalal also mentioned the characteristics of the victims shortly before drowning.

The victim, M David Panreza (20) was wearing a brown t-shirt. Second, Badrusalam (25) wore brown clothes.

The three Cecep (25) wore white t-shirts. The addresses of 3 victims are in Kelapa Tiga Village, RT 02/03 Cipinang Village, Rumpin District.

The Bogor Regency BPBD team conducted a search in the early hours of the morning but the results were nil and the search process resumed at 07.00 WIB this morning.

"Currently the victim has not been found and the search operation will continue at 07.00 WIB until it is still ongoing," he concluded.