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        "id": 1835259,
        "msgid": "basarnas-drone-locates-missing-mans-body-in-north-sumatra-river-1782921030",
        "date": "2026-07-01 21:30:00",
        "title": "Basarnas Drone Locates Missing Man's Body in North Sumatra River",
        "author": "Putri Rosmalia",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A joint search and rescue team has recovered the body of a 58-year-old man who was swept away by strong currents in the Bah Toguran River, North Sumatra. The victim was found two days after he went missing, with a thermal drone from the Medan Search and Rescue Office proving crucial in locating the body. The operation involved coordination between the military, police, local disaster agency, and volunteers before being officially concluded.",
        "content": "<p>A joint search and rescue (SAR) team has found Mula Sirait, 58, a\nresident who went missing after being swept away by the current of the\nBah Toguran River in Bosar Galugur Village, Tanah Jawa District,\nSimalungun Regency, North Sumatra, on Tuesday (30\/6). The victim was\nfound dead after a two-day search, aided by aerial surveillance using a\nthermal drone.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the Medan Class A Search and Rescue Office, Hery Marantika,\nexplained that the victim was detected at 11.26 WIB at coordinates\n02\u00b054\u203238\u2033N 99\u00b013\u203247\u2033E, approximately one kilometre from the initial\nincident location. \u201cAlhamdulillah, on the second day of the SAR\noperation, the joint team found the victim, Mula Sirait, deceased, about\none kilometre from the initial incident location,\u201d he stated on\nWednesday (1\/7).<\/p>\n<p>According to Hery, the victim was found through visual monitoring\nusing a thermal drone belonging to the Medan Class A Search and Rescue\nOffice (Basarnas Medan). Once located, the victim was immediately\nevacuated and handed over to the family. He recounted that the incident\nbegan on Sunday (28\/6) at around 09.00 WIB. A witness named Bunga\nSianturi saw the victim\u2019s motorcycle crossing the river towards a\nplantation area. However, by 12.00 WIB, the victim had not returned. The\nwitness then found the victim\u2019s motorcycle still parked at the location,\nbut the victim had disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>Initial searches were conducted by the Tanah Jawa Police and local\nresidents but yielded no results. The Tanah Jawa Police Chief then\ncontacted the Medan Class A Search and Rescue Office for assistance. On\nthe second day of the operation, Tuesday (30\/6), the team coordinated by\nthe Lake Toba SAR Post split into two search and rescue units (SRU). SRU\nI conducted an aerial sweep up to two kilometres downstream using a\nthermal drone, while SRU II carried out a ground sweep along the\nriverbank in the same sector. Hery noted that the team faced several\nobstacles, including narrowing river flows at certain points and limited\nvisibility due to dense vegetation along the riverbanks. Despite these\nchallenges, the synergy between the Indonesian National Armed Forces,\nthe Indonesian National Police, the Regional Disaster Management Agency,\nlocal government, volunteers, and the community ensured the operation\nran smoothly and safely. Hery expressed his appreciation to all parties\ninvolved for their success. \u201cWith the discovery of the victim, the SAR\noperation is officially closed and all personnel are returned to their\nrespective units,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/basarnas-drone-locates-missing-mans-body-in-north-sumatra-river-1782921030",
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