A 12-year-old boy from Moheshkhali drowned at Cox's Bazar sea beach on Wednesday.
Mohammad Sohel, son of Shamsul Alam from Amtoli village, had come to the resort town with his cousin Saiful Islam aged 12 years, too, to spend Eid holiday with their aunt's family at Bharuakhali, Saiful told bdnews24.com.
They went to the beach's Laboni Point along with their cousin (aunt's son) Mohammad Faisal f same age in the afternoon.
"We were taking pictures. Suddenly Sohel ran into the sea. When he was drowning, Faisal and I went to rescue him," Saiful said.
"All of us were downing then. Lifeguards rescued the two of us at once but Sohel was found after a long time," he added.
"The boy (Sohel) went to swim with a tube but drowned when the tube turned over around 3pm," Robi Lifeguard Director Syed Noor said.
He was rescued after around half an hour and rushed to a hospital where the doctor declared him dead, he said.
The lifeguards rescued at least 14 tourists on Wednesday, he said. One of them, 'Rubel', was admitted to the Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, he added.
Yasir Lifeguard Director Mostafa Kamal said they rescued at least 20 tourists throughout the day.
Mohammad Sohel, son of Shamsul Alam from Amtoli village, had come to the resort town with his cousin Saiful Islam aged 12 years, too, to spend Eid holiday with their aunt's family at Bharuakhali, Saiful told bdnews24.com.
They went to the beach's Laboni Point along with their cousin (aunt's son) Mohammad Faisal f same age in the afternoon.
"We were taking pictures. Suddenly Sohel ran into the sea. When he was drowning, Faisal and I went to rescue him," Saiful said.
"All of us were downing then. Lifeguards rescued the two of us at once but Sohel was found after a long time," he added.
"The boy (Sohel) went to swim with a tube but drowned when the tube turned over around 3pm," Robi Lifeguard Director Syed Noor said.
He was rescued after around half an hour and rushed to a hospital where the doctor declared him dead, he said.
The lifeguards rescued at least 14 tourists on Wednesday, he said. One of them, 'Rubel', was admitted to the Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, he added.
Yasir Lifeguard Director Mostafa Kamal said they rescued at least 20 tourists throughout the day.
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