Woman Dies Drowning While Swimming On Sekilak Beach Batam

BATAM - A woman drowned while swimming at Sekilak Beach, Nongsa District, Batam City, Riau Islands.

"The victim was a woman. She died after drowning while swimming in the sea with two of her friends," said Nongsa Police Chief Kompol Fian Agung Wibowo as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 24.

According to eyewitnesses at the location, at around 11.00 WIB, the victim and his friends swam in the sea which was approximately 30 meters from the shoreline and at that time the sea was receding, so it wasn't too deep.

However, after an hour of swimming, the sea water had started to rise. The victim and his friends had time to swim to the beach. But the victim couldn't swim and suddenly drowned.

The victim's friend who saw the incident immediately shouted for help. The coast guard and local residents who heard it immediately tried to find the drowning victim.

The victim was found at around 13.00 WIB. When he was found he was unconscious and was immediately taken to the beach. Officers who were at the location had given first aid, but the victim was not also conscious," he said.

Seeing that, the officers immediately took the victim to the nearest hospital to be given further medical assistance.

"At around 13.30 WIB, the victim's life could not be saved. The doctor stated that the victim died," he said.

For this incident, he appealed to residents to be even more careful if they wanted to swim in the sea. "Make sure it's not too far from the shoreline if you're not good at swimming, don't be desperate to go too far into the deep waters," he said.