Man drowns in Ghazi Barotha water channel

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TAXILA: A man lost his life while saving his son from drowning in Ghazi Barotha water channel near Kamra in the limits of Attock police station on Tuesday.

Police and Rescue 1122 sources said that Arbaz was going along with his father when he slipped into the water channel. When his father sees his son drowning, he jumped in the channel and saved him but he lost balance and drowned.

Later, Rescue 1122 divers retrieved his body and shifted to District Headquarters Hospital.

Published in Dawn, February 16th, 2022

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