The Man Who Was Found Dead After Falling Into The Old Well Without Restrictions

CILACAP The middle-aged man with the initials M (58) was found dead floating in an old well in a garden near his house, Sidamulya Village, Wanareja District, Cilacap Regency. Public Relations of the Cilacap Police, Iptu Gatot Tri Hartanto, said that M's body was found after the victim's family looked for him in a number of places, Sunday, December 18.

M previously left the house at around 10.00 WIB without saying goodbye to the family. around 15.30 WIB the victim did not come home, this made the family look for him.

"After searching, at around 16.30 the family saw the victim's machete lying in an old well not far from the house. Knowing this, the victim's family tried to check into the well using bamboo and found the victim floating in the well." said Gatot in a written statement, Monday, December 19.

After receiving the report, the Wanareja Police together with the surrounding community evacuated the victim from an old well.

Gatot said the victim died allegedly from slipping into an old well without a barrier on the edge of the well.