Two students drowned at sea

Two students drowned at sea

DENPASAR, Bali: Two junior high school students in the
Karangasem regency in eastern Bali were presumed drowned after
being engulfed by high waves while swimming at sea last week, an
official said yesterday.

"The bodies of I Nyoman Murta, 16, and I Nyoman Sudarma, 15,
were not found after four days of searching," said Chief of the
Karangasem police precinct, Lt. Col. Achmad Yahya.

The students of the state Manggis high school were swimming
off the Labuhan Amuk beach with dozens of their friends.

The Antara news agency quoted Yahya as saying that similar
accidents happened every year there, where the undertow is
strong.

"The high waves and murky water have hampered our search for
the bodies," Yahya said.

Meanwhile, on Saturday a 15-year-old drowned in the Klungkung
regency. I Wayan Parta, who could not swim, was reportedly using
a tire which suddenly deflated. His body was found at midnight by
a resident. (anr)