Four students among seven drown at Karachi beach

KARACHI: At least seven youngsters were drowned in the sea at the different places along Karachi’s beach in the last
Updated 24 May, 2017

KARACHI: At least seven youngsters were drowned in the sea at the different places along Karachi’s beach in the last 24 hours.

As per details, four students were downed on Tuesday while swimming at Sandspit beach of the city. The deceased were residents of Orangi Town who had arrived at the beach with school administration for a picnic.

Three bodies of the drowned teenagers were retrieved from the sea while search for the fourth drowned boy was still underway.

They are identified as Hamza Siddiqui, Aijaz Azad, Ali Ahmed, and Hamza Zafar.

In another incident, a body, identified a Bilal, was recovered from Sandspit beach, rescue sources said.

On the other hand, two bodies were retrieved from Do Darya, Sea View beach of the metropolis while another was rescued in an unconscious condition, was shifted to a private hospital for medical attendance.

All of them were reportedly drowned while swimming in the rough waters of the Arabian Sea.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017

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