A 17-year-old Teenager Lost In Angke River Water Current While Swimming

Search for drowning victims/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A teenager named M Revan Kurniawan (17) was lost in the Angke River, Jalan Cantiga, Duri Kosambi Village, Cengkareng District, West Jakarta, Sunday, January 7. The victim drowned while swimming in the bath with his friends.

But unfortunately, when the victim drowned, the victim's friends managed to save themselves on the banks of Kali Angke. Furthermore, the victim's friends asked the residents for help. Residents also reported to the Jakarta Basarnas.

After receiving reports of drowning victims, the Jakarta SAR Office dispatched a number of joint personnel to the scene.

"We have deployed Jakarta Basarnas rescue personnel and water SAR equipment to join the joint SAR elements to search for victims," said Head of the Jakarta Basarnas as SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC) in the SAR Operation, Fazzli when confirmed by VOI, Sunday, January 7.

The method of searching for victims is divided into two, namely by land and along the river route using rubber boats.

"The rubber boat team conducted a sweep along the Angke River flow up to a radius of 2 kilometers from the scene. The land route team combed the riverbanks up to a radius of 2 kilometers from the scene," he said.

The search for victims continues until now. As of Sunday afternoon, the joint SAR team has conducted a search but the victim has not been found.

"We will continue tomorrow morning," he said.