IBRA spokesman missing in river

IBRA spokesman missing in river

Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) spokesman Raymond van
Beekum was reported missing after a rafting trip down Cisadane River,
West Java, on Friday.
IBRA is conducting a media workshop at the Lido Lake and
Conference Hotel, Bogor, and the rafting trip, organized by
MainAir, is part of the itinerary. The trip started at about 2
p.m. and most of the participants had returned to the hotel by 7
p.m. Rohan, an IBRA staff, told reporters at the hotel that heavy
rain had forced them to stop and get out of their raft. "Suddenly
a torrent of water hit when Bertha and I were already out of the
raft. Van Beekum managed to get onto a boulder," he said. "We
tried to toss him a rope but it didn't reach the boulder. A
second torrent of water came and Van Beekum went into the water.
We toss the rope again but there was no response from the water."
MainAir has deployed a search and rescue team and notified local
authorities. -- JP