Three people drown in separate bathing incidents in Karachi

KARACHI: Three people died in two separate drowning incidents in Karachi on Sunday, according to police and rescue officials.

Two of the victims were friends who had gone to Sandspit for a picnic. The incident took place near Hut No 15 on Manora Road, where four friends from Pak Colony entered the sea. Two of them were able to return to the shore, while the other two drowned.

Edhi Foundation volunteers recovered the bodies and shifted them to Civil Hospital Karachi for medico-legal formalities. The deceased were identified as 18-year-old Saif Qureshi, son of Anwar Qureshi, and 27-year-old Zubair Gul, son of Mahmood Gul. Police said both men lived in Hasrat Mohani Colony in Pak Colony and were close friends. Mauripur police duty officer Zulqarnain said the four friends had travelled to Sandspit for a picnic when the incident occurred. After legal formalities were completed, the bodies were handed over to their families.

In another incident, a 71-year-old man drowned while bathing in a canal near Check Post No 3 at Hub Dam in the Gadap City area. Police and Edhi Foundation volunteers reached the site after receiving information about the incident. Rescuers later recovered the body and shifted it to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.