Joint SAR Finds Body Of Girl Pruned By Crocodile In Bintan

The joint SAR team found the body of a girl Rina (13) who was attacked by a crocodile in the Mangrove River, Toapaya District, Bintan Regency, Riau Islands (Kepri).

TANJUNGPINANG - The joint SAR team found the body of a girl Rina (13) who was attacked by a crocodile in the Mangrove River, Toapaya District, Bintan Regency, Riau Islands (Kepri).

Head of the Tanjungpinang SAR Office Slamet Riyadi said the victim was found dead at a distance of approximately 6 meters from the location of the accident that was reported on Wednesday, at around 18.30 WIB.

"The victim has been evacuated to the Raja Ahmad Thabib Hospital Kepri, Tanjungpinang," said Slamet, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, April 27.

Slamet said that currently the team has returned to the joint SAR post and the search will continue tomorrow, Thursday (28/4), to look for other victims' organs.

"The body found today is not intact," he said.

Previously, the Tanjungpinang SAR Office received information about the incident about the victim Rina being suddenly attacked by a crocodile while looking for shells/lokan with her grandfather in the Mangrove River area, Tuesday (26/4), at around 14.00 WIB.

The information was received by the SAR from members of the Indonesian Navy Darmadi at around 17.00 WIB.

The search for victims involved a combination of elements, starting from the Tanjungpinang SAR Office, Polri, TNI, BPBD, Tagana Bintan, and the local community.