BANJARMASIN - SAR Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (Kalsel), reported that a family head of three people drowned under a barge while sailing by boat in the waters of the Berangas River, Alalak District, Barito Kuala Regency.
Head of Basarnas Banjarmasin Al Amrad said the information about the sinking of a family was received at around 13.30 WITA.
Informasi diterima ada satu keluarga mengenai kabur dalam keadaan mesin ketika masa sandar ke dertengan. Namun tiba-tiba adapedboat lewat dalam kondisi gelombang yang tinggi, sehingga membentuk kapal hingga menyebabkan terunduh ke bawah kapal polo," ujarnya dilansir ANTARA, Selasa, 14 Mei.
He mentioned that at the time of the incident his husband named Suriansyah (67) and his son, Pauzan (13) tried to swim to avoid the barge to save themselves.
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"Husband and child survived, while his wife on behalf of Raudah (65) is missing," he said.
After the two victims survived, he said, the public did not see any signs of the victim on behalf of Raudah appearing to the river surface, so they immediately reported the incident to the Banjarmasin Basarnas office for a search.
Currently, the joint SAR team is still searching for victims who drowned under the barge. Meanwhile, the team conducted a search in the area where the boat sank at the beginning.
"The joint SAR team is trying their best to comb the river in various ways so that victims are found immediately," he said.
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