SAR team officers from BPBD Ciamis assisted by residents carried body bags of drowning victims in the Cileuer River, Main Village, Ciamis Regency, West Java, Friday, October 15, 2021. A total of 11 MTS Harapan Baru students drowned and two people were critical while undergoing scout activities. River. ANTARA/Adeng Bustomi
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Bandung Basarnas Office stated that 11 MTs Harapan Baru students died as a result of drowning during the Cileueur River crossing, Cijeungjing District, Ciamis Regency, West Java, on Friday night.
Head of the Bandung Basarnas Office, Deden Ridwansah, confirmed that his party had evacuated the survivors and those who died in the incident.
"Students at MTs Harapan Baru Ciamis were doing a river crossing to clean the river, suddenly several students drowned," he said, quoted from Antara, October 15, 2021.
Based on a report received by Basarnas Bandung, the activity involved 150 students for activities along the river in Wetan Hamlet, Utama Village, Cijeunjing District, Ciamis.
Joint officers are still at the scene to be on standby to conduct a search, equipped with equipment for river rescue.
"Currently the team is still at the scene to anticipate reports and developments from the committee and the victim's family," said Deden Ridwansah.
According to the latest report, the number of victims who were successfully evacuated was 21, consisting of 10 survivors and 11 people dying from drowning.
ANTARA
Source: national.tempo.co
Reporter: Antara
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