12-year-old Boy Who Drifted In Pesanggrahan River Found Dead Stuck Under A Bridge

Evacuating the body of a child drowned in Pesanggrahan River/ Photo: ANTARA

JAKARTA After more than two days of intensive search, the joint team finally found the body of a boy with the initials R (12) who was previously reported to have swept away in Pesanggrahan River, South Kedoya area, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.

Head of the West Jakarta BPBD Task Force, Vitus Dwi Indarto, explained that the victim was found dead on Friday afternoon. The location of the discovery is about 400 500 meters from the starting point of the incident.

"At 14:21 WIB, the victim's body was found stuck in a branch under a bridge," Vitus told reporters.

After being evacuated, R's body was immediately taken to the Central Jakarta Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) for further treatment. The evacuation process was carried out using a volunteer ambulance and accompanied by the victim's family.

"At around 14:58 WIB, the body was taken to the RSCM with the family," he said.

The boy's search involved dozens of personnel from various agencies. However, the process took quite a long time due to some technical and natural problems.

Vitus said that one of the main factors blocking the search was the increase in water level which reached standby status 3 on Thursday afternoon. In addition, the swift flow and piles of garbage also made it difficult for the team in the field.

"The condition of heavy currents and the large amount of garbage in the river flow are very difficult to search," said Vitus.

Authorities later stated that the search operation was officially closed at 16.00 WIB, Friday.

Previously, the search was stopped on Thursday night due to minimal lighting conditions and unfavorable weather factors. The process was resumed the next day until finally the victim was found.