An Indonesian woman has died after slipping and falling into the water while bathing at Robo Harau Waterfall in Limapuluh Kota Regency, West Sumatra, on Thursday, 15 October 2026. Her body was recovered by a joint search and rescue team the following morning.
The victim, identified as Windy Rahma Putri, 25, from Padang Pariaman, was reported missing after allegedly being swept away by the current at the waterfall in Harau village. Her body was found at around 10.45 am local time on Friday, 16 October, before being evacuated by rescuers.
Abdul Malik, head of the Padang Search and Rescue Office, confirmed that the victim had been found dead.
“The victim has been found and evacuated. She was pronounced dead,” Abdul Malik said in a statement received by detikSumut.
According to Abdul Malik, the search and rescue office received a report of the incident at approximately 5.27 pm on Thursday. The accident itself was believed to have occurred at around 3.45 pm.
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In his account of the incident, Abdul Malik said the woman had slipped while bathing at Robo Waterfall in Harau village, Limapuluh Kota Regency.
“On Thursday, 15 October 2026, at around 3.45 pm, the victim slipped while bathing at Robo Waterfall in Harau village, Limapuluh Kota Regency. She was suspected of drowning and being swept away,” he said.
A video showing the moments leading up to the incident, including the woman falling from the waterfall, has also circulated widely on social media.
Following the report, a joint search and rescue team began searching the surrounding area, covering a radius of approximately 570 metres. The initial search did not locate the victim, prompting rescuers to continue their efforts the following morning.
The operation involved personnel from the Padang Search and Rescue Office, the regional disaster management agency (BPBD), the fire and rescue service (Damkarmat), the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the National Police (Polri) and volunteers from the Indonesian Red Cross in Limapuluh Kota Regency.
On Friday morning, the search team divided its personnel into two groups to search areas around the site. The operation concluded after the victim was found at 10.45 am.
Abdul Malik confirmed that the team immediately evacuated her body after locating her. The remains were subsequently taken to the family home in Pandam Gadang, Suliki District, Limapuluh Kota Regency, for the funeral arrangements.
