Two dead in Bogor drowning

BOGOR (JP): Two young men drowned here on Sunday in two separate incidents.

The first incident occurred at the Bogor Botanical Gardens when Budi Utomo, 24, drowned while swimming in the river inside the complex.

"We tried to pull him out but we failed, so we reported the incident to the police," one of the deceased's friends Maulana said, adding that the body was found six hours later.

The other incident happened at the Gunung Putri lake when Ichani, 19, also drowned while he was swimming. Police said the incident happened at 7 a.m.

Ichani along with two friends were on a raft crossing the lake, when the deceased decided to plunge into the water for a swim.

It is believed that strong underwater currents caused both victims to drown.(21/dja)