KARACHI: Three teenagers drowned in two separate incidents in the metropolis on Thursday evening, according to police and rescue services’ officials.
Two of them drowned while enjoying a cool dip in the Lyari river, Liaquatabad SHO Rizwan Patel said.
Edhi divers fished out the bodies and sent them to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital for legal formalities. The deceased were identified as Ibrahim Jehangir, 13, and Moiz Asghar, 14. They were residents of the B-1 Area, Liaquatabad.
Another youth, Pervez Khan, 16, drowned while swimming in Hub Canal near Manghopir, Edhi Foundation spokesperson said.
Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2021
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