Epilepsy Relapses, Anglers In The Cisadane River Drowning Have Not Been Found

The SAR team is looking for missing anglers to sink in the Cisadane River/ Photo: Capture the screen

TANGERANG - A man named Tisna (28) reportedly drowned in the Cisadane River, Cisauk area, Tangerang Regency. The incident occurred on Sunday, August 20, at 13.30 WIB.

Head of BPBD Tangerang Regency, Ujat Sudrajat, said that currently his party is still searching for the river. But until now it has not yielded any results.

"Until now, we have carried out a search using rubber boats for 2 kilometers," Ujat said when confirmed, Monday, August 21.

Ujat said that the incident began when the victim was fishing with witnesses, Imron and Kosasih. When Tisna looked for worms, suddenly an epilepsy disease (ayan) recurred so that the victim fell into the river.

"The victim could not swim and the victim drowned due to the relapse/condolence", he said.

Now officers continue to try to conduct sweeps at the location, both using rubber boats and diving to facilitate search.

"Doing dives, the search for ground visuals is 2 kilometers. (However,) the current condition of the victim has not been found," he concluded.