Disaster In Cikolak Protected Forest, Garut, 4 Hunters Killed By Trees While Resting

Police checked the location of residents who were hit by a tree in the forest of Peundeuy District, Garut Regency, West Java, (ANTARA/HO-Polres Garut)

Garut Police, West Java, said that four people who died while hunting in the protected forest area of Cikolak Village, Peundeuy Village/District, Garut Regency were hit by a fallen tree. This is based on the results of the crime scene processing. "The four people died completely because they were hit by a tree, then dragged up to 200 meters below the cliff," said Head of the Garut Police Criminal Investigation Unit AKP Ari Rinaldo when contacted by reporters in Garut, Antara, Friday, October 6. Based on the information from the victim's family, the four victims were about to go on a hunt in the forest area, then they were hit by a tree while resting. The police, he continued, were still investigating the case by asking for statements from a number of witnesses and also the families of the victims, as well as about the activities of the victims in the forest. "What is the hunt for, we are still investigating this," he said. Singajaya Police Chief Iptu Anas Nasrudin added that the identity of the victim had been identified, it was known that at the scene of the incident there were five people, three people died on the spot, one person at the puskesmas, and another seriously injured. The victims were Nana (45), Suryadi (33) a resident of Sukarame Village, Caringin District, then Adang (50) a resident of Indralayang Village, and Ginanjar (20) a resident of Caringin District. Then the seriously injured Jajal Jaelani (27) a resident of Sukarame Village, Caringin District. Based on the information from the victim's family that they went to the forest to hunt birds and live in the forest three days ago, Wednesday (4/10). However, while resting, he said, they were hit by a fallen tree, then dragged by a tree approximately 200 meters away, the incident was then reported to the authorities until finally the police, the TNI, and the community evacuated all victims.

"All victims, both those who died and were seriously injured, have been picked up by the victim's family by making a statement of rejection for an autopsy, and the family accepts the incident as a disaster," said Anas.