Playing When It Rains, 9-Year-Old Boy Drifts In Bogor City Waterway

Illustration of drowning (ANTARA)

A nine-year-old boy with the initials AFF was swept away in a water channel in Bondongan Village, Bogor City, West Java, until he suffered serious head injuries. Head of the Bogor City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Hidayatulloh said, from the results of the BPBD assessment, the boy was swept away on Sunday, February 18 afternoon while playing after the rain. "The victim was playing on a bicycle with his brother then slipped into a ditch. The ditch was high because it was running out of rain," Hidayatulloh said, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 19. He explained that the water channel was in the area of Jerokuta Kaum Village. The victim was later found around 100 meters from the starting point of the victim being swept away. At the time of the incident, Hidayatulloh said, the water in the channel was high. The victim was found safe and suffered serious injuries in the head.," The victim is currently being treated in the Emergency Installation room of the Bogor City Hospital, "he said. For this incident, Hidayatulloh appealed to parents to increase supervision of their children.. "We urge parents to increase supervision of their children in playing and doing activities outside the home," he said.

In addition, Hidayatulloh also appealed to residents who live in disaster-prone areas to be vigilant during extreme weather. "Evacuation of themselves and their families to a safe place that mental safety is more important," he said.