Three young picnickers drown in Hub River

Three youths drowned in Hub River Tuesday. They were on a picnic with friends when they got swept away by river current.

According to the Edhi Foundation, 15-year-old Nadeem Miraj, 20-year-old Wajid Mehnajuddin and 14-year-old Saadullah, residents of Baldia Town, drowned while saving each other. Hearing their screams, others present immediately informed the rescue team.

Edhi Foundation divers reached the spot and started searching for them. The rescue services said that the body of Nadeem was found nearby, while the bodies of Wajid and Saad were fished out further downstream.

According to sources, the boys were wading along the river bank when one of them slipped into deep water and started yelling for help. His two friends jùmped in to save him, but they were also washed away by the river currents.

Edhi officials shifted the bodies to Hub Civil Hospital and handed over to the heirs after legal proceedings.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 29^th, 2023.