There Are Still Missing Orphans In The Ciliwung River And Undiscovered

The SAR team evacuated the body of a missing orphanage boy in Ciliwung River, Jagakarsa South Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A boy named Satria (11) who went missing drowned in the Ciliwung River, Jagakarsa District, South Jakarta, was finally found floating on the surface of the water flow. However, the victim was found dead.

"The victim was found by joint SAR officers at 06.45 WIB, at a radius of 1.6 kilometers from the scene," said Head of the Jakarta SAR Office, Fazzli when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, January 17.

Furthermore, the victim's body was taken to Fatmawati Hospital for further treatment. The victim was found by means of visual sweeping along the river.

Meanwhile, the SAR team is still searching for the next victim who is still missing and drowned.

"We are continuing our search for another victim named Bintang (7)," he said.

The search for victims on Tuesday afternoon was expanded by sweeping using rubber boats through the river and also visually sweeping along the banks of the Ciliwung river with a radius of 25 KM from the scene.

"We will continue to maximize the search, the plan this morning will be expanded in the hope that we will find one more victim soon," he said.

Today, joint SAR personnel are looking for victims from the Jakarta SAR Office, Sabhara Polda Metro Jaya, Jagakarsa Police, TNI, Jagakarsa Satpol PP, Kelapa Dua Brimob, DKI Jakarta BPBD, DKI Jakarta Damkar and other SAR units.

Previously, it was reported that two children named Satria (11) and Bintang (7) were reported missing from drowning in the Ciliwung River, Jagakarsa District, South Jakarta, last Sunday, January 15. The findings of the drowning victim were then reported to the Jakarta SAR Office.