Initially Fishing, Men In East Jakarta Suddenly Shouted Open Clothes And Jumped Into The Kalimalang River

The man suspected of being depressed jumped into the Kalimalang River (Jehan/VOI)

JAKARTA - A man named Baihaqi was found dead after jumping naked into the river of the Kalimalang Channel Inspection Street, East Jakarta. The incident occurred on Thursday evening. Head of Ops for East Jakarta Fire Department Gatot Sulaeman said the victim was suspected of being depressed and so jumped naked into the river. “Betul was found by a man by the river. (The victim) was depressed and screamed while taking off his clothes and immediately threw himself into Kalimalang,” said Gatot in his statement, Friday, May 24. Meanwhile, witness to the incident Nasrun said that before the victim jumped, he was fishing. Suddenly, for no reason whatsoever, Baihaqi screamed and jumped into the river without wearing clothes. "The victim suddenly immediately plunged into Kalimalang," he said. After the incident, residents contacted the East Jakarta Damkar. Then they searched until they were finally found dead on the banks of the Kalimalang river.

For the purposes of the investigation and autopsy process, the man's body was taken to the Police Hospital, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.