Tragedy struck near the Dargai refugee camp in Khatko Shah, Malakand, where four individuals, including a child, drowned in a canal on Wednesday, Rescue 1122 confirmed.
Upon receiving the emergency call, Rescue 1122 Malakand promptly dispatched divers and medical teams to the site. A search and rescue operation was launched with the support of local residents. All four victims were recovered from the water.
The victims were immediately shifted to THQ Hospital Dargai, where doctors confirmed the deaths of three individuals: Alamzeb (32), a resident of Khatko Shah; Bilal (26), from Muslimabad; and Arman (6), son of Jahangir, also from Khatko Shah. One individual, Salman (17), also from Khatko Shah, was rescued in an injured condition and is currently under medical treatment.
District Emergency Officer Nasir Khan personally supervised the rescue operation on-site, ensuring coordinated efforts between rescue teams and locals.
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A Three-wheeler carrying 14 passengers plunged into the Gohati stream in Swabi district on Monday afternoon, resulting in the death of three, two other people drowned, while a child was injured in the incident.
According to Rescue 1122, a three-wheeler was carrying 14 passengers and was on its way when it fell into the Gohati stream in Swabi district.
He said three people died in the incident, while two others drowned in the stream, and the search for their bodies continued.
The Rescue 1122 official said both the missing (drowned) were mother and son, whereas a child was injured in the incident and had been shifted to a hospital in Swabi.
