PADANG – Three travelers from Riau who were lost and drowned because they were desperate to return to their hometowns to West Sumatra by river have been found. The three of them were found dead.
The joint SAR team found the last victim who was washed away in the river while going home from Riau to West Sumatra on the Batang Kapur River, Taluak Sabanio, Nagari Muaro Paiti, Kapur IX District, Limapuluh Kota Regency, West Sumatra Province.
NA (31) was found floating dead in the river, 3 kilometers from the location of the overturned boat on the Batang Kapur River at around 11.00 WIB.
“The location is different from the two previous victims. The last victim, NA, was found about 3 kilometers from the location of the incident. Meanwhile, the two previous victims were found in Kampar, Riau,” said the Commandant of the SAR Pos Limapuluh Kota, Robi Saputra, who was contacted by Kompas.com, Friday (14 / 5/2021).
Robi said, the victim’s body had been evacuated and immediately brought by the family.
With the discovery of the last victim, the joint SAR team from West Sumatra and Riau stopped the search process.
Previously two people were found dead. The two victims were found on Friday (14/5/2021) morning.
“The victims have been evacuated by the Pekanbaru SAR Team, SAR Limapuluh Kota (West Sumatra), BPBD Tagana and the TNI,” said Head of the Pancarian and Pekanbaru Rescue Office Operations Section Jacky Chan when confirmed on Friday.
According to Jacky, the two victims were found at different locations downstream of the Kampar River. The first victim was found approximately 20 kilometers away in Tanjung Village, Koto Kampar Hulu District, at around 07.25 WIB. Meanwhile, the second victim was approximately 5 kilometers away in Muara Takus Village, XIII Koto Kampar District, at 09.17 WIB.
As previously reported, allegedly because they were afraid of being told to make a U-turn at the border, four travelers from Riau were desperate to use a boat to go to West Sumatra.
The motorized boat or segol carried 4 travelers to Kenegerian Muara Paiti, Kapur IX District, Limapuluh Kota Regency, West Sumatra.
The victims boarded segol from Tanjung Village, Koto Kampar Hulu District, Kampar Regency, Wednesday (12/5/2021), around 02.00 WIB.
They passed through the Kopu River with very heavy and extreme currents. On the way, Segol that was being driven by Rais suddenly flipped because of the heavy current. “The three victims drowned. The condition of the river was very swift,” said Jacky.
The three victims are known to come from Duri, Bengkalis Regency. They want to go home to their hometown in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra. ***
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