Two boys found dead in river

TANGERANG: Two young boys were found dead floating in Cisadane river in Lebak Wangi village, Neglasari district, early on Monday.

Identified as Saeful Bahri, 13, and Rian, 11, the boys were last seen by their friends, all of whom were swimming in the river on Sunday afternoon.

"The two did not appear when we finished swimming at about 4 p.m. on Sunday. We only found their clothes on the river bank," 12-year-old Rohman said.

Rohman said he had reported the disappearance of Rian and Saeful to adults, who later searched for them. But they failed to find the boys and believed they might have drowned due to the strong current.

The bodies were sent to the Tangerang General Hospital morgue for examination.

Over the past several months, a total of five children have drowned in Tangerang. --JP