CILACAP Two girls in Cilacap, Central Java, died as a result of drowning in the Ciwuni Village Irrigation Channel, Kesugihan District, Cilacap Regency. The victim is known to have the initials HTA (8) and PAD (11), both of whom are residents of Ciwuni Village, Kesugihan District, Cilacap.
Head of Public Relations of the Cilacap Police, Iptu Gatot Tri Hartanto, said the incident occurred on Sunday, April 09, at around 09.30 WIB.
"The two victims who were playing with three of their friends suddenly slipped and fell in an irrigation canal where at that time the water discharge in the irrigation was quite high," said Gatot in a written statement, April 10.
Knowing that his two friends had drowned in the irrigation canal, another friend of the victim screamed for help.
Residents who heard the screams for help immediately went to irrigation. However, the two victims were declared dead after being taken to the Clinic.
To avoid similar incidents, Gatot appealed to the entire community to supervise their children more while playing.
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