Family outing turns tragic as father, daughter drown in Sharjah
SHARJAH: A father and his daughter drowned to death in the waters of Sharjah on Wednesday. The Indian expats went for a swim near the Corniche beach.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the daughter was drowning. To rescue her, the father jumped into the water and drowned too.
Family members alerted the police about the incident. A rescue team rushed to the site. But it was too late.
Rescuers pulled out the bodies ater they resurfaced. The bodies were transferred to the hospital for legal procedures.
The Sharjah Police urge all community members to adhere to the instructions when going to the beach, follow regulations and preventive measures, swim in areas designated for it, and abide by the instructions of inspectors and rescuers.
Separately, two Asians have been rescued from drowning by the Sharjah Municipality’s maritime rescue teams in cooperation with the rescue teams of the Sharjah Police.
The incident happened in an area where swimming is prohibited due to sea currents that pose a danger to individuals.
The Municipality explained that its rescue teams immediately dealt with the incident as soon as it was alerted to it.
It said that those drowning incidents occurred ater a person started swimming with his family in an area where swimming was prohibited.
There were signboards in place indicating that the area was not designated for the practice of swimming, the Municipality confirmed.
It provides on its beaches more than 58 wellqualified rescuers who are trained to deal with cases of drowning or any other injuries that beachgoers may expose themselves to, the Municipality added.
It also said that the safety and security standards are met at all the emirate’s beaches, where signboards that include instructions for going to the beach are installed, apart from plastic barriers that determine the areas where swimming is permited.
The Municipality further said that the municipal supervision and inspection teams continuously patrol the beaches to monitor any violations.
There are also patrols equipped with jet skis to deal with various emergencies both offshore and in the areas designated for swimming.
The Sharjah City Municipality urges all community members to adhere to the instructions when going to the beach, adhere to all regulations and preventive measures, swim in areas designated for it, and follow the instructions of inspectors and rescuers, especially while geting out of the sea when swimming time is over.
Last week an 18-month-old toddler died ater drowning in the bathtub of an apartment in the Al Majaz area of Sharjah.