Facts of Two Teenagers Drowned at Jami Waterfall, Here's the Story from the Victim's Friend

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"Facts about Two Teenagers Drowning at Jami Waterfall, Here's the Victim's Friend's Story"

Dream - A video circulating on social media captures two teenagers drowning while swimming at Jami Waterfall, Bonto Somba Village, Tompobulu District, Maros Regency. The incident occurred on Friday, July 12, 2024. The victims are named Tazqiyah Wulandari (17) and Salsabila Azzahra Alisa Anggraeni (17). Both drowned around 13:00 Wita.

"Timeline"

They are known to have left together with a group of 8 people. One of the victim's friends, Salsa Nurfadillah, said that they arrived at the waterfall location around 10:00 AM Wita.

"Only six people (including the victim) were swimming at the waterfall, while two other people were guarding the belongings,"
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Managed to go up for lunch

Salsa said, before going back into the water, her friend had a lunch break. "I said, we only have until 13.30 for swimming, we have to go back before Asar," she said.

During the incident, the victim managed to ask for help. Unfortunately, the help couldn't come immediately. "However, it might not be possible to resurface anymore. I can't swim either. I immediately went up to a resident's house," he said.

Facts of Two Teenagers Drowned at Jami Waterfall, Here's the Story from the Victim's Friend

"Found Dead"

In less than 24 hours, the combined SAR team finally found both victims after conducting search efforts. The Joint SAR Team conducted a dive at a depth of five meters.

"“At 07.00 earlier today, the joint search and rescue team began the search by diving and combing the left and right sides of the waterfall. And at 07.39 WITA, the first victim named Salsabila (17 years old) was found. Then at 07.50 WITA, the second victim named Wulan (17 years old) was found again, both of them have passed away,”"

said the Head of the Operations and Alert Section of the Makassar Search and Rescue Office, Andi Sultan, quoted from marosnews.com.

Andi conveyed that the bodies of the victims were handed over to Maros Hospital and the families. He urged people to be careful when visiting bathing areas or waterfalls. "If you really want to visit waterfalls or bathing areas, try to bring a life jacket because it is possible for a flash flood to occur suddenly, as this is the wild nature," he said.

Victim Figure

According to the information, both drowning victims are members of the Maros District 2023 Paskibraka. Both of them are students of SMAN 1 Maros. Salsabila was even selected as the flag bearer for the Red and White flag in the 78th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) at the district level in Maros. Salsabila was born in Maros on March 6, 2007. Meanwhile, Tazqiyah was born in Soppeng on April 19, 2007.

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