Drowned student found after two-day search<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A joint search team found the body of a teenager on
\nSunday morning floating on Jembatan Besi River, Central Jakarta,
\ntwo days after being swept away by a torrent of water in Jati
\nPinggir River along the West Flood Canal system in Petamburan,
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The body of Randi Riansyah, a 17-year-old student at Joshua
\nHigh School in Petamburan, was taken to his family's home. The
\nyoungest child of mother Ningrum and father Nasar was buried
\nlater on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The two-day search involved the police, the national rescue
\nand search team, a student outdoor activity group, the fire
\ndepartment and residents.<\/p>\n
Randi, who was a resident of Gang Nasan, Petamburan, was
\nkicking a soccer ball with his friend Rahmat on Friday, several
\nhours after a heavy downpour.<\/p>\n
According to Rahmat and other witnesses, Randi fell into the
\nriver after failing to retrieve the ball with a bamboo stick from
\nthe river's edge.<\/p>\n
The search team said its efforts were complicated by the
\nstrong current caused by the heavy rain where muds and waste
\nblocked their sight. -- JP<\/p>",
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