Four killed as boat capsizes near Gwadar

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Four killed as boat capsizes near Gwadar
GWADAR: Four persons drowned when a boat capsized in the sea near Gwadar, Geo News reported on Monday.

According to Levies sources, the victims were crossing the sea to illegally enter Iran but their boat flipped in the deep water near Gwadar coast due to strong wind. The incident occurred near Pakistan-Iran border area of Baghaur where four persons lost their lives after drowning in deep sea.

The locals pulled out the dead bodies of the victims after the only survivor, the boat sailor, informed the people. The bodies were shifted to Tehsil Hospital in Jivani for medico-legal formalities and identification purposes.

One of the victims was identified as Rasheed, Levies sources added.