JAKARTA - An Indonesian citizen homeless was found dead after jumping into a lake in Selangor, Malaysia, even though a staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur had jumped to try to save him.
The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur explained the chronology of the incident in the Lake Valley area of Bandar Tun Hussein Onn in Selangor as well as the rescue efforts carried out by embassy staff.
On March 9, 2026, the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur received a report from local residents about a homeless person suspected of being an Indonesian citizen and had been in the public facilities in the area for several days.
Following up on the report, on March 9 at 15.30, the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur moved to the location to talk and offered their willingness to stay at the Temporary Shelter (TSS) of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
"Upon arrival at the location, the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur did not immediately find the person concerned because the person concerned had left the location and was known to be moving towards the lake," wrote the statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, March 11.
Furthermore, the Indonesian citizen was caught jumping into Lake Valley Lake Bandar Tun Hussein ONN.
Seeing the incident, the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in KL tried to carry out a heroic rescue action by jumping into the lake to save the Indonesian citizen.
However, due to the difficult terrain conditions and limitations in reaching the victim, the rescue process was unsuccessful and the presence of the Indonesian citizen was not detected. The incident was also witnessed by local residents.
Furthermore, the Indonesian Embassy in KL coordinated with the local police office, which then arrived at the location with Bomba (firefighters) officers, and immediately carried out initial search efforts.
Because the search had not produced any results, in the evening at around 22.10, Malaysian firefighters deployed a diving team and continued the search process in the water.
In the search, the victim was finally found dead.
The body was then taken to the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM) for further treatment.
"Regarding this incident, the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has provided official statements as witnesses to the Malaysian police," explained the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in its statement.
The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur expressed condolences for the death of the Indonesian citizen. Furthermore, the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur continues to follow the autopsy process for the body at HUKM and conducts family tracing in coordination with related agencies in Indonesia.
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