Drowning in the River

The acting head of Teratai village drowned in the Batanghari River.

The bodies were discovered after two days.

They crossed the river by small boat.
i Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Batanghari) chief Nazhar

Dimas was found at 12:39 a.m. and Maheli at 4:09 a.m.
Dimas was found 300 meters from where they were last seen,

while Maheli was found across the river, 1.5 kilometers away from their last seen point.

"The two victims were buried at Teratai Cemetery at around 10 a.m.
He said both victims may have fallen into the river as

there were no signs alluding to violence found on the victims' remains. [bersinggungan]
according to witnesses' accounts,
the victims were last seen on a boat crossing the river.

The boat was filled with palm fruit bunches and grass, (tandan)

a common sight in the village
as many residents were owners of small-scale oil palm plantations.
The two were seen joking around on the boat around maghrib (sunset prayer) time,
when many were breaking their fast.

The boat started to sink and both victims started to drown.
The river's strong currents made the search difficult.

The Search and Rescue Agency conducted the search with the help of locals.

"We hope residents remain careful when on boats.