Inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. Police launched an investigation to the mysterious death of a worker who was working inside a water tank in H. Saidi III street, South Cipete, South Jakarta.
“We have installed the police line to launch the investigation at the location. We will carry out an autopsy to the victim’s body at Fatmawati Hospital” says Cilandak Sector Police Chief, Commissioner Wahid Key on Saturday (1/27/2024).
The report first came when the house resident found the worker lying unconscious after cleaning up the water tank.
Following the incident, they called the emergency service of South Jakarta to help evacuating the worker from the second floor of the house.
Police states that they are still studying the case as there are many possibilities on what caused the worker’s death.
“It could be he was already gravely ill, or electrocuted, or there may be other causes,” said Cilandak Sector Police Chief.
Wahid states that his party have examined three witnesses and confirmed that the worker was not trapped inside the water tank. On the other hand, South Jakarta emergency service official Denny Andreas said that his party faced some difficulties when evacuating the body.
“Access to the water tank is quite small and it has the material of stainless. We have to cut the water tank to evacuate the victim,” said Denny.
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