Having Fun Swimming With Friends, 15-year-old Boy Dies In The Current Of The Cisadane River

River illustration. (Photo: Pexels/Peter Fazekas)

BOGOR - A resident of Cikaret Village, Cikaret Village, South Bogor District, was found dead due to being dragged by the current of the Cisadane River. The victim, named Mohammad Jimly, was reported to have been drifting since 09.49 WIB.

The Head of Bogor City BPBD, Theofilo Patrocinio Freitas, stated that the SAR team found the 15-year-old victim dead.

"The victim was found dead. His body was found at the bottom of the water, near the location of the drift," he told Antara, Saturday, April 2.

According to a witness who was fishing, said Theo, the victim was swimming with his friends in the Cisadane River, precisely at the Cisadane Dam.

Not long after, the victim was dragged by the current of the Cisadane River. The victim's friends had time to help the victim, but the victim immediately drowned under the Cisadane Empang Bogor Dam.

BPBD dispatched three joint SAR teams, consisting of divers into the water, officers using rubber boats and those carrying out ground visual searches. The victim's body was found by a team of divers about 3-4 meters from the drifting point after approximately four hours of searching.

The teenage boy's body has now been taken to the funeral home at his parents' house which is not far from the location.

"Our team has handed over the victim's body to the family for burial," said Theofilo Patrocinio Freitas.