3 Days Down The Ciujung River, Banten, The SAR Team Finally Finds The Body Of A 12-Year-Old Boy Who Was Dragged By The Current

Head of the Emergency and Logistics Section of the Lebak Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Agus Reza Faisal/ANTARA

BANTEN - The joint Search and Rescue or SAR team finally found the boy who was dragged by the current of the Ciujung River, Banten, in a condition that was already dead.

"The victim is known to be R (12), a resident of Jampang Indah Margaluyu Cimarga. His body has been handed over to his family for burial," said Head of the Emergency and Logistics Section of the Lebak Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Agus Reza Faisal in Lebak, Antara, Monday, 18 July.

The joint SAR team consisted of the Banten Basarnas, the Lebak BPBD, the police, the TNI, Tagana volunteers, and the local community.

They found the victim's body on the third day with a radius of 3 kilometers from the location of the crime scene (TKP).

The victim was found at 13:20 WIB and immediately evacuated and then handed over to his family members.

The joint SAR team worked hard since the victim was swept away by the current in the Ciujung River, which at that time was swift.

The drifting accident started when the victim and three of his colleagues took a bath in the river, Saturday at around 15.20 WIB.

The four children were bathing in the river, which was quite swift, so that some were swept away by the current.

Three people managed to save themselves but Riski was lost in the current. "With the discovery of the boy's victim's body, the search is stopped," he said.