Jakarta Globe, Vento Saudale, Feb 02, 2015
Bogor. A rafting accident on a West Java river on Sunday killed one person while another remained missing on Monday.
The river Ciliwung in Bogor district, seen in a March 2013 file photo. (JG Photo/Vento Saudale) |
Bogor. A rafting accident on a West Java river on Sunday killed one person while another remained missing on Monday.
The
incident happened on the Cianteun river in Karekel village, in the Leuwiliang
subdistrict of Bogor, on Sunday afternoon when a group of eight people were
rafting along the river.
The head of
the Bogor Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD)’s emergency and logistic division,
Budi Aksomo, said that six raft passengers survived the ordeal. Several
agencies, including the police and the military, were working together to find
Yuaningsih, the missing passenger, while the body of Handoyo, the dead victim, has been returned
to his home in Bogor.
“One victim
is still missing,” Budi said on Sunday evening. “We’re temporarily halting the
search effort but it will be resumed tomorrow.”
Local
police have been questioning witnesses about the incident to find out what went
wrong. But Leuwiliang Police Chief Adj. Comr. Asep Triono said that the
incident shouldn’t have happened.
“Operators
of water activities should know that the water levels rise when it rains,” Asep
said.
Indonesia
is currently experiencing the peak of its rainy season.
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