DDHK.ORG - Two teenagers were declared missing on Saturday (29/8/2020) afternoon, dragged by the Cisadane River, around Mount Sindur, Bogor, West Java. SAR Team Disaster Management Center (DMC) Dompet Dhuafa joined the search for them, from Saturday night to Sunday (30/8/2020), along with dozens of other SAR teams, including Basarnas and BPBD Bogor Regency.
DMC SAR Team Dompet Dhuafa immediately moved in the evening after the incident to the location and participated in the search process until 04.30 WIB the next day. "Alhamdulillah, one victim with the initials K (16 years) was found at dawn. After taking a short break, while making plans for a new movement, the joint team resumed SAR operations at 07.30 WIB. The Basarnas team carried out sweeping using diving techniques after the DMC team carried out blending spots at three coordinate points with a predetermined depth of 2-3,5 meters, "said the Coordinator of the DMC SAR Team. Dompet DhuafaAde Syahputra.
Apart from deploying one engine boat, the DMC SAR Team Dompet Dhuafa also bring a kayak boat and tactical ambulance car. After more than 5 hours of searching, the victim with the initials IW (15 years) was found within a radius of 200 meters from the point of disappearance. The victim was taken to a funeral home in Ciberang Village, Taman Sari Village, Taman Sari, Bogor, West Java, using an ambulance vehicle belonging to the DMC. Dompet Dhuafa.
The two female victims were swept away after taking selfies around the Cisadane River with 4 other friends. After taking the photo, the six people were holding hands to return to the river bank, but the current of the Cisadane River was too strong. As a result, four people were carried away by the current of the river, two were saved by their colleagues, while two others were lost by the current. [DDHK. ORG]
