Father And Son Of Longsor Victim In Sragen Found Dead

Basarnas officers shortly before searching for victims in Sragen Regency, Central Java, Monday (4/3/2024). BETWEEN/HO-Documentation Volunteers

SRAGEN - National SAR Agency (Basarnas) officers managed to find two landslide victims in Sragen, Central Java, dead.

"For this discovery in the search process, it is very dramatic," said Search Coordinator Tri Puji Sugiarto as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, March 4.

The two victims found were Darmadi (45) and Nasa (6). Both are father and son.

"When he was found, Darmadi's father tried to protect his son's position, so this child was under his father. They were found at a depth of 3 meters, above the pile of materials," he said.

The search process was carried out since 06.00 WIB and the victim was found at 10.30 WIB. After a search process that took almost five hours, officers found both of them in the same location, namely in the bathroom.

"The victim was successfully evacuated at 10.30 WIB, an external examination was carried out by an Inafis and a doctor, then the body was taken to the funeral home," he said.

According to Tri Puji, officers were constrained by the limited crime scene (TKP) so that his party had asked residents to stay away from the scene so that the search process would be smoother.

"We carried out field orientations, observations from above. We placed safety officials. We put 175 personnel at the location, and of the various elements there are a total of 250 people," he said.

This landslide occurred on Sunday (3/3) at 18:30 WIB in Dukuh Secang, Jetis Village, Sambirejo District, Sragen Regency. A total of three victims died as a result of the incident, one of whom was found on Sunday night, namely on behalf of Sutarmi (60).