Four killed near tourist attraction

Four killed near tourist attraction

BANJARMASIN, South Sulawesi: Four senior high school students
from Banjarmasin were killed after falling from a cliff near a
popular tourist resort in Tanah Laut regency, South Kalimantan.

The final body was recovered on Monday, while the other three
were discovered on Sunday near the Bijuan waterfall resort
located in the village of Pelaihari, some 75 kilometers from
Banjarmasin.

The four victims were believed to have been killed instantly
after falling from a section of Bijuan Mountain after heavy rains
there.

The dead youths, on holiday in the area, suffered serious head
injuries after falling to the rocks below.

The four were buried on Sunday and Monday.

Tanah Laut Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Cecep said on Monday
that water levels in the area had risen on Saturday following
heavy rains. --JP