Body Of A Teenager Suicide Jumping From The Barelang Batam Bridge Found

The joint SAR team when they managed to find the body of a suicide victim on Kasu Island, Batam (ANTARA/HO-Tanjungpinang SAR Team)

JAKARTA - The body of a teenager who committed suicide by jumping from the Barelang Bridge, Batam City, Riau Islands (Kepri), was found.

Head of Tanjungpinang Basarnas Slamet Riyadi said the joint SAR team then headed to the scene to take the body to Elizabeth Lubukbaja Hospital for further evacuation.

"After further examination by the forensic team and the families of the victims, it can be ascertained that the body is Muhammad Mahadi Sy (20), a young man who jumped from the Barelang Bridge on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 22:10 WIB," said Slamet in a statement received in Batam, Wednesday, May 15, confiscated by Antara.

The search for victims also involved joint SAR elements consisting of the Tanjungpinang SAR Office, Batam SAR Post, Navy, Sagulung Police, Batam BP, Riau Islands Police Mobile Brigade, Riau Islands Police Polair, Batam VTS, Babinsa Pulau Karas, and the community around the Barelang Bridge.

In addition, a number of equipment used in the process of searching for victims, between rubber boat fabrics and the Batam SAR Post MOpel, two Polair fast boats from the Riau Islands Police, the Brimob rubber boat from the Riau Islands Police, and long boats from fishermen.

"Then there is also SAR equipment that moves on land, namely rescue carriers and ambulances at Bhayangkara Hospital, the Riau Islands Police," he said.

With the body of the suicide victim being found, the SAR operation was declared closed.

Previously, a man with the initials MM who was 20 years old was suspected of committing suicide by jumping from the Barelang Bridge, Batam City, Riau Islands.

Head of Basarnas Tanjungpinang Slamet Riyadi in a statement received in Batam, Sunday, said that based on chronology on Saturday, May 11 at around 22.04 WIB, according to witness testimony, at that time the victim was sitting on the Barelang Bridge alone.

"And the victim borrowed the witness' cellphone with the excuse of calling his family. After borrowing the witness' cellphone, the victim immediately jumped and only the remaining sandals were left on the bridge, for identity not yet known," said Slamet.

If you need consultation assistance to overcome the problem of depression, mental stress or mental health. Including knowing or seeing people who want to commit suicide, you are welcome to contact the hotline of the Indonesian Ministry of Health's emergency service facilities (Kemenkes) at number 119.