Basarnas Bengkulu Is Back Looking For Kaur Residents Who Are Hanyut

Bengkulu again conducted a search for the victim EJ (40) who was swept away in the Padang Guci River (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Bengkulu National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) again searched for victims of EJ (40) who were swept away in the Padang Guci River, Air Dry Village, Kaur Regency, Bengkulu on Friday. "We conducted a third day search for victims of EJ who were missing in the Padang Guci River," said Head of the Bengkulu Basarnas Office M. Arafah in Bengkulu City, Sunday, quoted by Antara. In the search process on the third day, his party lowered four groups with two groups using two rafting boats belonging to Basarnas Bengkulu and belonging to the Kaur Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) for two kilometers. Then one group conducted a search around the river for 2 kilometers and another group conducted a sweep around the location where the victim was swept away with the local community. Arafah continued, in the search process assisted by the TNI, Polri, BPBD Kaur Regency, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Kaur Regency, Bengkulu Selatan Rescue, Manna Rafting Club, Satpol PP, local government as well as the community and the families of victims.

"The current condition of the river is safe so that search efforts will continue to be maximized by the joint SAR Team in the field and it is hoped that the victims will be found quickly," he said. He immediately coordinated with the nearest SAR unit for the tool used to support the search, namely a rescue car, a set of attached motorboats, a set of water equipment, navigation equipment, communication equipment and medical equipment.