Aceh Utara - The commemoration of Indonesia's Independence Day is always colored by various competitions and other festivities. Climbing areca is one of the race that dinanti citizens.
However, who would have thought, a slick pinang climbing competition with a variety of dangling gifts at the top of the pinang stem is enforced can also cause disaster.
A climbing pinang fell when trying to take a prize on the pinang provided by the committee in the race of the 72nd Anniversary of RI in the sub-district meurah noble Saturday (28/8/2017).
"Yes there are incidents of citizens who fell his name Daniel 18, and immediately rushed to the nearest hospital due to experiencing shortness of breath," said Andi one of the residents who are at the location of climbing arena.
Shortly after climbing one of the areca nut, the concerned suddenly mired and moaned in pain while holding the waist that was immediately carried by his team-mates.
Some medical officers and an ambulance car belonging to the Government of North Aceh which has been provided by the committee immediately tried to give help to the citizen who fell from the pinang stem as high as approximately four meters.
The pinang climbing competition was followed by the sub-district of meurah noble. The committee provided 5 pieces of areca nut with various attractive prizes.
The climbing race was also attended by the head of the meurah noble sub-district head who also gave additional prizes for the participants who managed to climb by taking the red and white flag on the pinang stem.
The competition took place lively, many residents who shouted to give encouragement to the participants of the race.
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