Catching Fish Using Fan Cover, 10-Year-Old Boy Kills His Feet Stuck At The Bottom Of Rambutan Reservoir 2

The body of a child who drowned in the Rambutan 2 Reservoir, Ciracas, East Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat Sub-dept.) has checked for information about a 10-year-old child who had disappeared from drowning in the Rambutan 2 reservoir, Jalan Bungur 2, RW 06, Rambutan Village, Ciracas District, East Jakarta.

Officers received the report on Wednesday, March 9, at around 10.50 WIB. Then 6 officers were dispatched to the location. When they arrived at the location, it turned out that the victim had been found by local residents.

"The victim was found by the public at 10:56 WIB. The officers at the location only took data," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Gatot Sulaeman to reporters, Wednesday, March 9.

It was later discovered that the victim was an underage boy with the initials AA (10) a resident of RW 06, Rambutan, Ciracas District.

According to Ahmad (45), one of the eyewitnesses to the incident, the victim fell into the Rambutan 2 Reservoir while fishing in front of the floodgate at around 10.30 WIB.

"Initially he was fishing with other children. Fishing with a fan cover that was used as a drain. When he was fishing, it suddenly fell," he told reporters.

Seeing his friend fall, Ahmad and three other residents tried to find victims at the bottom of the reservoir.

After the evacuation process, about 20 minutes, the victim, who was still sitting in grade 3 elementary school (SD) was found in a state of body at the bottom of the mud reservoir with a depth of 3 meters.

"We lifted his leg when it was caught in the cap of the fan used for fishing," he said.

Meanwhile, according to Yoseph, the victim's father, previously he had time to look for his son's whereabouts at the shop but was not there.

"Someone told me from the shop, I immediately came here. The plan was to immediately take the body to the funeral home," he said.