BALOCHISTAN: A family picnic on Friday turned into a tragedy as 17 members of the same family were devoured by the sea at Balochistan’s Gadani beach.
According to rescue officials, 11 of the 17 people were rescued while 4 bodies of women were recovered from the sea.
A search operation for two missing children is underway.
According to sources, therescued have been transferred to rural health clinic for medical attention.
The family hailed from Karachi’s Lyari area and had gone to the beach for a picnic.
Earlier, two men had drowned at Karachi’s Sandspit beach on the secod day of Eid-ul-Fitr, who were identified as two friends aged 22 and 19.
According to sources a total of 6 people had drowned on different beaches in Karachi in the previous week.
