Drunk youths fall to death

Drunk youths fall to death

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Two people were killed when four
youths who were taking a walk after a wine party fell into a deep
well in Sukarame subdistrict here on Monday.

Local police said they were still investigating why they had
fallen into an unfinished well. They fatalities were identified
as Usman, 18, and Mitra, 21. Their friends Taufik, 21, and Dayat,
19, also were seriously hurt.

Witnesses, however, said local residents, who were digging a
well to find water, left their hoes and crowbars inside the hole
as they took a break for Idul Fitri celebration. The hole was not
properly covered when the accident took place.

Parents and relatives of Usman demanded after his burial that
the police investigate the case, including the allegations that
he had been drunk. -- Antara