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The bodies of two young girls who drowned while playing in the Rahibin Sea have been recovered by River Rescue forces in the city of Samanoud, Gharbiya Governorate.
Preliminary findings identified the victims as Jumana Bahaa al-Metwally al-Aazb, 11, and Hanin Maher Hafez Abdullah, 11.
Rescue forces launched operations after a distress call from the Samanoud Police Station Chief to the Gharbiya Security Directorate, reporting that locals had discovered the bodies of the two girls in the waters of the Rahibin Sea, beneath the main bridge.
A security team from the criminal investigations unit, along with River Rescue and ambulance teams, was immediately deployed to the scene.
Legal procedures were observed after the bodies were recovered and taken to the morgue. The Public Prosecution was notified to begin an investigation and tasked the criminal investigations unit with gathering the necessary information to determine the causes and circumstances of the incident.
The tragedy comes just a day after another incident on Saturday, August 23, when at least six children drowned and 24 others were injured during a school trip to a beach in Egypt. The children had been on an excursion organised by an aviation hospitality academy to Abu Talat beach in Alexandria.
Drowning is the fourth leading cause of death for children aged 1–4, and the third leading cause for children aged 5–14.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are around 300,000 annual drowning deaths worldwide. The organisation noted that children are among the most vulnerable, with those under 5 accounting “for nearly a quarter of all drowning deaths.”
