Girl drowns in Pulau Seribu

JAKARTA (JP): A vacation trip turned into tragedy on Saturday when Yu Chun Wei, 8, a Taiwanese national, drowned while swimming with her father Yu Chung Hok in Pulau Putri in the Pulau Seribu marine resort, North Jakarta, an officer said.

"They were both swimming that evening when Yu Chun Wei suddenly sank. We believe she had a cramp," City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis told reporters on Sunday.

"When her father managed to bring her ashore her, she was already dead," he added, while saying Yu Chung Hok then reported the case to Pulau Seribu police sub-precinct. (nvn)