Ras Al Khaimah: A five-year-old Emirati boy died 51 days after being admitted to Al Qassimi hospital ICU following a drowning incident at Ras Al Khaimah beach.
On April 4, Zaid Saeed Al Sheihi was allegedly pulled from the seawater in Ras Al Khaimah. But on Tuesday morning, after 51 days, he lost his battle for life. The incident occurred on April 4 around 9am.
The devastated family of the Emirati boy called on authorities to establish a permanent rescue unit at the beach to save lives of people. Several drowning incidents have been recorded in the same place.
His uncle, Mohammad Ahmad Al Sheihi, told Gulf News that on the day of the tragedy, the mother took her children along their housemaid to the beach.