Student missing in Cisadane river

Student missing in Cisadane river

TANGERANG: One of three students of Selapajang PGRI secondary
high school went missing in the Cisadane river on Monday
afternoon. The boat capsized near the Pasar Baru Dam sluice.

A team from the Tangerang police headquarters, as of Tuesday
afternoon were still looking for the missing student.

According to the Tangerang police rapid unit
chief, Second Insp. Hardi, the three students -- Helmi
Arseto, 13, Jamal, 13, and Agus, 13, were studying
in their classroom and left around 3 p.m. on
Monday afternoon, because their teacher was absent.

They then went to play by the river bank, and they saw an
abandoned boat, so they got inside and tried to row the boat down
stream to the Pasar Baru Dam sluice.

They were unable to control the boat, as they were in the
middle of the river and the boat turned upside down.

Jamal and Agus managed to hold onto the upside-down boat, but
Helmi was unable to hang on and was taken down stream.

Helmi's father, Ismiarsa who is 44-years old, lives on Jl.
Mesjid Al Muhajirin in Pasar Baru subdistrict, could not comment
at all as he was still distressed.--JP