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Boat carrying kindergartners capsizes in Kalimantan
A 14 PK-powered boat carrying 35 people, including 13 kindergarten students, capsized in the Buntut Gurung River near Nanga Ngeri village, Kapuas Hulu regency, West Kalimantan, on Saturday morning.
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Locals together with military and police officers search for missing victims of a boat that capsized in the Buntut Gurung River in Kapuas Hulu regency, West Kalimantan, on Saturday. Four of 35 passengers, 13 of whom are kindergarten students and their parents, were reported missing as of Sunday. (Courtesy of Kapuas Hulu Police/file)
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14 PK-powered boat carrying 35 people, including 13 kindergarten students, capsized in the Buntut Gurung River near Nanga Ngeri village, Kapuas Hulu regency, West Kalimantan, on Saturday morning.
Two students were found dead and four people were reported missing as of Sunday.
The passengers were slated to attend an Art and Sports Week (Porseni) event in Nanga Dangkan, Silat Hulu district.
(Read also: One killed, six injured in Bali boat collision)
According to a statement by the West Kalimantan Police, the boat’s motor malfunctioned roughly one and a half hours after it departed at 6:30 a.m.
“The heavy currents of the river caused the boat to lose control and collide with floating logs. The boat was damaged and eventually capsized,” the statement read.
Bujang Aswandi, a local, said the currents of the river were strong at the time the boat capsized. Locals reportedly immediately began searching for missing victims following the incident.
“The width of the river is around 40 meters. The current was very strong in some areas. Locals and a search and rescue team were deployed to help search for the victims who were carried away by the heavy currents,” Bujang told The Jakarta Post. (bbs)
