Child drowned in Denpasar river<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali: A swollen river here swept away a three-and-a-
\nhalf-year-old child on Wednesday, who was presumed drowned after
\nhours of fruitless searching.<\/p>\n
The incident took place at 7:45 a.m. local time when the Tukad
\nBuana river, which flows through the village of Padang Sambian
\nKaja, some 10 kilometers west of here, was in flood following
\ntorrential rain earlier in the morning.<\/p>\n
The victim, Jimmy Murdiono, was playing with his older sisters
\nSanty (13) and Aty (5) beside the river when it suddenly burst
\nits banks and swept the children away.<\/p>\n
Santy and Aty managed to save themselves and ran to their
\nhouse, located close to the river, to seek their fathers' help.<\/p>\n
Tumbuh Haryono, the children's father could do nothing to save
\nJimmy, and neighbors shortly afterwards reported the incident to
\nthe police.<\/p>\n
\"We believe that the boy's body was washed out to the mouth of
\nthe river and into Bali's south sea,\" the Search and Rescue (SAR)
\nteam leader Sr. Insp. Taqwil Ichsan said after his men failed to
\nfind the child's body. (zen)<\/p>",
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