inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Member of Security Maintenance Agency of Air Police Directorate dives to CIpayung River to save a girl from drowning 

The police member is Brigadier Dahlan Syamsudin. The incident occurred when he was on duty at the Air Police Directorate HQ.

Dahlan explains that after completing his patrol at the dorm, he and his friends were about to return at the post, when suddenly they heard cries of help from the people.

Hearing the scream, he then immediately removed his uniform and sprinted towards the bridge. There, he saw the hand of a drowning girl in the river, seeking for help.

“I just jumped immediately to the river to help her. When I dived, my shoulder got hit by the stone river. At that time, I felt nothing,” said Dahlan on Monday (2/24/2025).

He said that the river water was murky, making him hard to see his surroundings. Fortunately Dahlan is still in time to save the daughter from drowning.

Bripka Dahlan's brave action received wide appreciation from the public. His courage proved that the police's job is not only to maintain order, but also to protect and save lives..

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