Abdulaziz Marawan Al Shehhi
Abdullah Mohammad Al Shehhi, the uncle of the drowned boy, said the deceased, a ninth-grade student, was accompanied by a number of his cousins and one of his uncles. The victim was the youngest among his cousins.
Al Shehhi said: “We went to the coast of the Rams area, where strong waves emerged while we were swimming. So all of us got out of the water, but Abdulaziz was swept away by strong current. His body was later pulled out of the water by the coast guard. He was moved to Saqr Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Staff Reporter
A 17-year-old Emirati boy, Abdulaziz Marawan Al Shehhi died on Thursday afternoon after he drowned in the sea in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
Abdullah Mohammad Al Shehhi, the uncle of the drowned young man, explained to Gulf Today that the deceased, a ninth-grade student, was accompanied by a number of his cousins and one of his uncles. The victim was the youngest among the cousins.
“We went to the coast of the Rams area, about 12 kilometres north of Ras Al Khaimah, where strong waves came while we were swimming, so all of us got out of the water, but Abdulaziz was swept away by strong current and he drowned,” he added.
Zaid Al Shehhi, 5, died from complications relating to oxygen loss
Zaid Al Shehhi and his uncle pictured in a family photo. The five-year-old died 50 days after being pulled unconscious from the sea. Courtesy: Al Shehhi family
Zaid suffered brain damage after getting into difficulty in the water on April 4. He was rescued by a jet skier who took the boy ashore for medical help. Courtesy: Al Shehhi family
Doctors kept the child alive for 50 days but he suffered brain and organ damage related to loss of oxygen. Courtesy: Al Shehhi family
In a further tragedy, Zaid s friend Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, died in a similar drowning accident off Al Rams beach in RAK
6 hours ago
Adnan Okasha, Staff Reporter
The 5-year-old UAE national, Zaid Saeed Ahmed Al Shehhi, who had been rescued from drowning off a beach in the city of Ras Al Khaimah, near Al Maahad beach, died on Tuesday 51 days after being admitted in the intensive care unit in Al Qasimi Hospital in Sharjah.
Saeed Al Shehhi, the father of the child from Khatt, south of Ras Al Khaimah told Gulf Today that the child died at Al Qasimi Hospital in Sharjah, after spending some days in Saqr Hospital in Ras Al Khaimah.
He indicated that the deceased child s mother and the maid attempted to save him and his mother had almost drowned, but he was rescued.