GWADAR: Three brothers and their sister drowned while taking a bath in a stream in Balgatar area of Kech district on Tuesday.

The victims were identified as Abu Bakar, Yaqoob, Kulsoom and Mehboob Mengal.

Levies officials said the four children drowned when they went deep into the stream while taking a bath.

They said the people of the area tried to rescue the children, but they could not save them.

Bodies of the children were later handed over to families.

Published in Dawn, August 28th, 2024

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