Two drown in Belawan river

Two drown in Belawan river

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two people were killed in an apparent
drowning as they were swept away in a river that flows through
Pancurbatu subdistrict, Deliserdang regency, North Sumatra,
police said on Monday.

The victims from Namupencapir village were reported missing at
around 11 a.m. on Sunday after they were last seen bathing in the
swollen Belawan River, Pancurbatu police chief of detectives
First Insp. Azuar said.

The bodies of Stefanus Ginting, 70, and Julika Sembiring, 29,
were later found at around 10 p.m. on Sunday after hours of
searching along the river. Azuar said the two were taken to the
hospital for an autopsy. --JP