Two Hanyut Children In Mampang River, South Jakarta, Found Dead

The body of Apri (13 years old), one of the children who was swept away in Mampang River, South Jakarta on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (VOI/HO-Basarnas)

The joint SAR team managed to find the bodies of two children named Apri (13) and Faiz (16) who had disappeared from drowning in Mampang River, Mampang Prapatan District, South Jakarta. The two victims were found at different locations on Sunday, March 3.

But unfortunately, both of them were found dead. After a 2-day search was carried out, the victim's body was found with a radius of 1 kilometer. The victim's body was allegedly dragged by the Mampang River water flow when the weather was rainy.

Meanwhile, Faiz's body was found at a radius of 40 meters after the discovery of Apri's body. Faiz was also found dead.

"The joint SAR team found the bodies of the two victims in a rock condition due to the condition of the Mampang river flow on Sunday morning in a receding state, making it easier to search," said Head of the Jakarta Basarnas as SAR Mission Coordinator in the SAR operation, Desiana Kartika Bahari when confirmed by VOI, Sunday, March 3.

The success of the discovery of the two bodies of the victims, he continued, was thanks to the results of cooperation and synergy from all elements of joint SAR.

"Finally we were able to find the two victims, then the bodies of the two victims were evacuated to the Mampang Prapatan Hospital," he said.

Efforts to search for the two victims have been carried out since Saturday, March 2, yesterday. The search process is divided into two teams.

"The first team conducted a search using a rubber boat along the Mampang river flow up to a radius of 4 KM from the scene," he said.

Furthermore, the second team conducted a visual search along the banks of the Mampang river up to a radius of 2 KM from the scene.

Previously, the two missing victims were swept away by the flow of the Mampang River, Duren Bangka Street, Bangka Village, Mampang Prapatan District, South Jakarta, while swimming. But unfortunately, the two victims were suddenly swept away by a strong current from the Mampang River on Saturday, March 2.