Tuesday 17 / June / 2025
Muscat: The search for a teenage boy who went missing at sea is still underway in Liwa, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) announced.
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Authorities from PACDA revealed that they had received “a report about a person who drowned in the ocean in the Wilayat of Liwa”. But no details on how the incident occurred were shared by authorities.
The marine rescue team from the department in North Al Batinah were immediately dispatched to the location.
Earlier today, PACDA released an update on the search and said, “The rescue operation is still underway since the morning, after [search] efforts had to be stopped at night due to difficulties [because of low vision]."
One of the boy's family members who is at the rescue site told Times of Oman, "We really appreciate the efforts of the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance, The Royal Oman Police, volunteer divers from Liwa and Sohar, and locals who are here trying to find him."
