Three girls of a family drown

Published June 21, 2007

QUETTA, June 20: Three girls of a family drowned in a seasonal river in Dashat-e-Godan area of Turbat district on Wednesday.

The family of Khan Mohammad had gone for a picnic in Dashat-e-Godan area where seven-year-old Chana slipped into deep water while playing on the bank of the river, police said.

Two other girls of the family, nine-year-old Kasoom and 14-year-old Shahnaz, rushed to rescue Chana, but they also slipped into water. People of the area later brought their bodies out of the river.

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