A 13-year-old Boy Was Found Dead By Drowning Due To Cycling In The Rain

The SAR Team evacuated the body of a 13-year-old boy in Bekasi/ Photo: IST

The joint SAR team managed to find a 13-year-old boy named Muhammad Diyahulumah who was reported missing drowned in a large water channel housing Mega Regency Block C, RW 10, Sukasari, Serang Baru, Bekasi Regency, West Java, Thursday, November 28.

But unfortunately, the victim, who was registered as a resident of the Mega Regency housing complex, was found dead. The victim's body was evacuated and put in a body bag.

The incident when the drowning victim began when the victim, who was riding a bicycle, then played when it rained heavily in his area.

Then the victim slipped and fell into the water channel. By residents who saw the incident, they were helped.

However, due to the swift flow of water, residents were only able to grab the victim's bicycle, while the victim was dragged by the flow of water and drowned. Residents then reported to the SAR Office for the search for victims.

Arriving at the location, the joint SAR team immediately deployed a search using a rubber boat.

"The victim was found lying face down on the edge of the river in a dead condition. The victim's body was taken to Cibitung Hospital by ambulance," said Public Relations of the Jakarta SAR Office, Ramli Prasetio when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, November 28.

The search for victims was carried out by 2 SAR teams tasked with conducting searches using different methods.

"The first SRU conducted a search along the Ciwekabang river with a distance of 23 km from the scene. Meanwhile, the second SRU searched the river side of the land with a distance of 28 km from the scene," he said.

The victim's body was found dead 12 kilometers from the scene. The SAR operation was declared complete and proposed to be closed.

"The tools deployed in the search for victims are rubber boats, diving equipment, aqua eye and rescue cars," he said. (Rizky Sulistio)