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Tragedy: Teenager drowns in Tarbela Lake

A teenage student drowned in Tarbela Lake near Darband village


Our Correspondent August 27, 2012 Less than a minute read
Tragedy: Teenager drowns in Tarbela Lake

MANSEHRA: A teenage student drowned in Tarbela Lake near Darband village on Saturday. Police and eyewitnesses said the boy was playing cricket in the area when he decided to take a plunge in the lake to beat the heat. The boy did not know how to swim properly and drowned. His body was fished out by local divers after three hours. He was identified as Muhammad Rehman, 19, son of Raheem Gul.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2012.

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