SUKKUR, Dec 6: Four members of a family drowned while seven others were saved when their boat overturned because of overloading in the Indus near Kashmore on Friday.

According to sources, the boat carrying people with their belongings overturned in the river near Nahar Pattan village in a katcha area of Gehal Pur.

Four brothers, identified as Talib, 34; Asif, 18; Wajid, 14; and Jamil, 8, sons of Battu, drowned and their bodies were later fished out by the villagers.

Those who came out of the river on their own or those who were rescued included Pehalwan, Munir, Hazoor Bux Dangar, Sajjad Ali, Hanif, Deedar Shah and Sultan Malik.

It could not be ascertained how many people were on the boat.

Police said their control room in Kandhkot had no information about the number of people missing or dead, but added that five people had come out of the river safely.