Raples, The Boy Who Was Attacked By Crocodile While Fishing With His Father, Was Found Dead

Process Of Evacuating The Victim's Body/ Photo: IST

The joint SAR team managed to find Raples, a 13-year-old boy, who had been killed by a crocodile in Kolong Kebun Sawit, Tanah Merah Village, Central Bangka Regency. Unfortunately, the victim was found dead at the location where the victim disappeared. After the discovery of the victim, the joint SAR team consisting of the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office Rescue Team, the Babel Police Ditpolairud, Central Bangka Police Satpolair, Babinkamtibmas, BKSDA and others then took the victim to a funeral home in Tanah Merah Hamlet. Head of Pangkalpinang, I Made Oka Astawa said, after the discovery of the victim's body, the official search operation was closed.

"The victim was found successfully for the hard work of the joint SAR team and elements of the community involved in the evacuation process of victims who were attacked by crocodiles," said I Made when confirmed, Sunday, October 1. I Made Oka Astawa hopes that his party can synergize with the community in every search and rescue activity in the Bangka Belitung Islands. Previously, it was reported that a boy named Raples was missing by a crocodile while fishing with his father named Muhri (45) in Kolong Kebun Sawit, Tanah Merah Village, Central Bangka Regency, Friday, September 29. From Muhri's statement, he and his favorite son were fishing in the Sawit Garden water flow at around 16.01 WIB. Suddenly when they were fishing, a crocodile suddenly pounced on the boy. Muhri had tried to save his son from being attacked by a crocodile, but to no avail. Furthermore, the victim's father reported to local residents to ask for help. Then the residents forwarded the report to the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office. "After getting this information, the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office dispatched 1 Rescue Team to the scene and opened a Joint SAR Operation," said Head of Pangkalpinang, I Made Oka Astawa, Friday, September 29.