Three Saudi nationals, including vice-consul general's son, drown at Hawkesbay beach
Bodies of all three Saudi nationals were retrieved, says police
KARACHI: The son of Saudi vice-council general, along with two other Saudi nationals, drowned near Neelam point at Hawkesbay Beach on Saturday, police sources informed Geo News.
Bodies of all three men — Aalaa Al Autibi, Fahad Aloseami and Abdullah Al Ausebi — were retrieved and shifted to a private hospital in Clifton, City SSP Adeel Hussain Chandio said.
Earlier, five people belonging to the same family drowned near Hawkesbay on August 14.
Rescue officials recovered four of the five bodies, including 16-year-old girl Dua, 40-year-old man Zakir, Ameen, and 20-year-old Osama.
A 17-year-old Hunza resident was saved by rescue workers.
The drowned people were residents of New Karachi and had gone for a picnic.
Beachgoers are advised against bathing in the sea during the monsoon season due to rough waters by the authorities.