SAR Team Finds Man Drowning At A Depth Of 6 Meters In Lake Kedaton Tangerang

The Joint SAR Team evacuated Slamet's body from the bottom of Kedaton Lake, Thursday night/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG - Slamet (25), the victim who drowned in Kedaton Lake was finally found by the SAR Team in a condition of death. Slamet was found at the bottom of the lake at a depth of 6 meters by the Basarnas diving team.

"The victim was found dead on Thursday night 21. His body was found drowned in Lake Kedaton at a depth of 6 meters around the location where the victim drowned," said Head of the Jakarta Search and Rescue Office SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC), Hendra Sudirman when contacted by VOI, Friday October 22.

The Joint SAR Team evacuated Slamet's body from the bottom of Kedaton Lake, Thursday night/ Photo: IST

The victim was evacuated to the funeral home. The discovery of the victim's body is the result of the hard work of the joint SAR Team which is divided into 3 teams.

"We can immediately find the victim and immediately hand it over to the family," he said.

Hendra conveyed his condolences for the disaster experienced by the victim. He also appreciated the hard work carried out by the joint SAR in an effort to find the whereabouts of the drowning victims so that they were found.

Previously reported, Head of the Jakarta SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC) Search and Rescue Office, Hendra Sudirman, dispatched rescue personnel to search for drowning victims in Kedaton Lake, Cikupa, Tangerang Regency.

The victim was identified as Slamet (25). He was declared drowned in Lake Kedaton, Cikupa. According to information gathered, Slamet had previously swam in the lake. But allegedly exhausted, Slamet drowned in the lake.

"We are deploying personnel and coordinating SAR operations with joint SAR elements. We are still searching for people drowning in Kedaton Lake," he said when contacted by VOI, Thursday, October 21, evening.

The search, he continued, was carried out by dividing into three areas. The first SRU conducted a search by sweeping the surface of the water using a rubber boat at a radius of 1 KM from the scene.

"The second SRU conducts a search by diving if conditions permit with a radius of 5 meters around the incident location and the third SRU conducts a search around the lakeside by land with a radius of approximately 600 meters," said Hendra.