According to the residents, they found the skeletons when they were taking the sand after being dredged from Krueng (river) Aceh in Surabaya hamlet of Ateuk Pahlawan Village, Baiturrahman subdistrict, Banda Aceh City.
"Bones and human skulls, allegedly victims of the tsunami, were found when the residents took sand from the river that was dredged by heavy equipment," said Suriati, a resident of Surabaya hamlet, Banda Aceh on Tuesday.
The residents along with volunteers of the "Radio Antar Penduduk Indonesia (RAPI)" in the city tried to collect the bones and skulls from the sand pile at the river bank.
The residents then handed the skeletons and skulls to the local office of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), and PMI personnel then delivered the skeletons and skulls to Zainoel Abidin general hospital (RSUZA) in Banda Aceh.
On April 26, river dredging workers found a human skeleton suspected to be the tsunami victim under Pante Pirak bridge in the city.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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