Two brothers drown at Hawke’s Bay beach
Rescue workers retrieve the bodies of the picnickers who drowned at the Hawkes Bay beach. PHOTO: PPI
Tragedy struck at Hawk’s Bay Sandspit as two real brothers drowned in the sea while swimming. Two others who were also with them were rescued and rushed to the hospital.
According to details, four picnickers were caught in high tides while swimming. Edhi divers rushed to the scene and initiated a rescue operation.
Unfortunately, two of them identified as Noman, 35, and Farhan, 23, both real brothers drowned. Meanwhile, the other two, Talha and Osama, real brothers and cousins of drowned boys, were rescued by the divers, with one in serious condition. They were shifted to the Civil Hospital.
The two drowned men had come from Lahore to visit their cousins, Talha and Osama, residents of Ashraf Nagar, Paposh Nagar, Karachi.
The police handed over the bodies to the grieved family.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 13th, 2023.