Two die at Pelabuhan Ratu<\/p>\n
BOGOR, West Java: Two students from the department of marine
\ntechnology and science from the Bogor Agriculture Institute (IPB)
\nwere found dead on Monday in the waters off the Pelabuhan Ratu
\nbeach resort in West Java.<\/p>\n
Goval Pasaribu, 22, and Akbar, 19 were carried away when they
\nwere swimming after a welcome party for first-year students.<\/p>\n
Andri Nugroho, the coordinator of the student activity, said
\nit was a welcome party for new students that was held every year.
\nIt started on Friday and ended on Sunday morning, he said.<\/p>\n
\"After the activity ended about 20 students went swimming,\" he
\nsaid. \"Suddenly there was a really big wave followed by two big
\nwaves,\" he added. Despite efforts to remind swimmers of safety
\nlimits, all were carried away, and those which he said were
\nparticularly in danger were students Akbar, Siti, Goval and Doni.<\/p>\n
Siti and Doni were saved by their friends but Goval and Akbar
\ncould not be reached. The bodies were found Monday night.<\/p>\n
The body of Goval was sent to his home in Medan in North
\nSumatra while that of Akbar was sent to Gowa in South Sulawesi,
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
The Indian Ocean waters off Pelabuhan Ratu are notorious for
\ntheir strong currents. (24\/27)<\/p>",
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