One dead in river rafting accident

One dead in river rafting accident

SEMARANG: One person died and another went missing while rafting
on a river in the Central Java regency of Kendal on Saturday.

The remains of Syahid, 20, were found on Sunday afternoon by a
search and rescue team. The body of Muhammad Kholif has not yet
been recovered.

A survivor of the accident, Ali Musta'ran, 20, said the
incident began when he and four other people, including Syahid
and Muhammad Kholif, were rafting on the Kali Bodri River on
Saturday.

They were using a makeshift raft made of three old tires that
they tied together.

As they entered the section of river near the Taman Gede
subdistrict, they were sucked into a whirlpool.

Three of the people managed to swim to the riverbank, but
Syahid and Muhammad Kholif were dragged away by the current. --
JP