Woman, two children drown in sea

The deceased woman and the children were residents of Shireen Jinnah Colony

KARACHI:

A woman and her two grandchildren fell into the sea near Mai Kolachi Road railway gate. The area residents, on self-help basis, saved one girl from drowning while the second child and the woman drowned and could not be recovered immediately.

As soon as the information was received, a team of Edhi Foundation divers reached the spot and started a rescue operation by boat to search for the woman and the child. The rescue operation continued for almost two hours and the bodies of the woman and child were recovered.

The woman has been identified as 40-year-old Mehnaz Bibi, wife of Momin Gul and the young child has been identified as 7-year-old Yousuf, son of Sadiq Gul.

The deceased woman and the children were the residents of Shireen Jinnah Colony.

In this regard, SHO Boat Basin Nasir Tanoli told The Express Tribune that the deceased woman was going to Hijrat Colony along with her grandson and granddaughter from Shireen Jinnah Colony on foot. At the same time, a heavy-vehicle blew pressure horn as a result the woman and both the children panicked and fell into the sea. Citizens present on the spot saved a girl, while the woman and her seven-year-old grandson drowned.

The bodies were shifted to the Civil Hospital for medico-legal procedure.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 9^th, 2023.