An 11-year-old Boy Who Was Dried By The Sodong Beach Flow In Cilacap Was Found Not Dead

Evacuation of the body of an 11-year-old boy who was reported missing was swept away by the current on Sodong Beach, Cilacap, Central Java. (Antara)

CILACAP - The joint SAR team of Cilacap found the body of an 11-year-old boy after two days of being reported missing by the current on Sodong Beach, Cilacap Regency, Central Java (Central Java).

"The body known as Fakhrul (11) was found this morning, at 08.26 WIB," said Head of the Cilacap Basarnas Adah Sudarsa accompanied by the Commander of the Search Operations Team Fajar Widji in Cilacap, Tuesday.

When found, the body floating at a distance of 3 nautical miles from the incident location to the south.

After being evacuated and undergoing examination, Fakhrul's body was immediately returned to the funeral home at Jalan Kebun Papaya RT 02 RW 01, Kesugihan Kidul Village, Kesugihan District, Cilacap.

"Fakhrul was reported missing due to drowning after being swept away by the current on Sodong Beach, Karangbenda Village, Adipala District, Cilacap, on Sunday (October 2) morning," said Adah.

He said the unfortunate incident occurred when the victim and eight of his village friends traveled on Sodong Beach by traveling on rural transportation on Sunday, October 2, at 07.00 WIB.

While playing at the mouth of the Sodong Beach river at 08.15 WIB, said Fajar, the victim and one of his colleagues identified as Uswa were swept away by the current.

"Friends of the victim who saw the incident tried to help. However, they were only able to help Uswa, while Fakhrul was swept away by the current until he finally drowned on Sodong Beach," he said.

Fajar said that after receiving the report, a Basarnas team equipped with aid equipment went to the scene to carry out SAR operations.

Until finally, he said, the victim on behalf of Fakhrul was found dead on Tuesday, October 4 morning.

With Fakhrul's body found, he continued, the SAR operation to find and help the drowning victim on Sodong Beach was declared complete and all SAR elements involved had been returned to their respective units.