SAR Team Finds Youth Drowned In Lake Toba

MEDAN - The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team managed to find a young man named Widodo Rifandi who was reported missing due to drowning in Lake Toba in Lintong Nihuta Village, Toba Regency, North Sumatra on Sunday, February 20.

Lake Toba SAR Post Coordinator, Hisar Turnip, said the victim was found by a joint team today, at around 09.20 WIB, in a dead condition.

"The victim was found about 15 meters from the initial location where the victim has swept away", he said, quoted by Antara, Monday, February 21.

He said the victim's body had been handed over to the family for immediate burial.

With the discovery of the victim's body, all SAR operations to search for victims were stopped and closed.

"All elements involved express their condolences to the bereaved family", he said.

Widodo was reported missing in Lake Toba in Lintong Nihuta Village, Toba Regency, North Sumatra on Sunday, February 20, while swimming at the location.