Omani boy drowns in wadi

Tuesday 03/August/2021 21:57 PM
By: Times News Service
Omani boy drowns in wadi
The rescue team recovered the child's body

Muscat: A boy drowned in a wadi in the Wilayat of Sohar on Tuesday. 

"Rescue teams at the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority in North Al Batinah Governorate responded to a report of a 13-year-old citizen drowning in a wadi and recovered his body," the authority said in a statement.

The authority reiterated the need for parents and guardians to monitor children, and discourage them from swimming in non-designated places.