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Bodies of drowned Iraqi brothers found
SHARJAH — The bodies of the two Iraqi teenaged brothers who drowned off the Sharjah open beach on Saturday were retrieved yesterday.
The coastguards of the Sharjah Civil Defence force, in coordination with the Dubai Air Rescue unit, had mounted a massive search and recovery mission shortly after the two brothers were suddenly swept away by strong sea currents on Saturday evening.
The bodies of the two brothers, Osam Ali Abed (17) and Hisham Ali Abed (18), were buried yesterday in a Sharjah cemetry.
Sharjah Civil Defence sources said that while special rescue teams recovered Osam’s body from near the Sharjah Ladies Club at about 9.30am yesterday, Hisham’s body was found later at about 1pm. It was trapped in a rough, rocky, coastal stretch about 500 metres from Coral Beach Hotel Resort near the scene of the tragedy.
Brigadier Sultan Al Khayal, Director of Al Hairah Police station, said the coastguards were dispatched immediately after a distress call was received on Saturday evening “from the distraught father whose two teenaged sons were missing at sea.”
Some specially-trained frogmen, a well-equipped ambulance, members of the Sharjah Police air wing unit and Dubai Police Air Ambulance were also rushed and stationed on the beach, for the search operations. But bad weather and rough seas prevented the helicopters from carrying out their surveillance mission at night, he added.
He also said that the spot where the boys along with their family had gone fishing was “extremely dangerous” and a public warning sign had been installed in the area to clearly warn beach users of high waves in the vicinity.
Al Khayal has urged families and others who wish to swim in the open sea, to first contact the Civil Defence to check on the prevailing weather conditions.
Captain Saeed Hamdan, head of the rescue mission of Dubai Police said: “Hisham’s body was recovered with the help of our helicopter and air ambulance unit, from near a rocky stretch on the beachside.”
Ali Abed, the grieving father of the drowned teenagers has somewhat reconciled with the tragedy. He said: “This is God’s fate. I can’t say anything more. My two sons were well disciplined and doing well in school. They had been eagerly planning for this beach outing and picnic for several days and had no idea it would be their last.”
Recalling what happened just prior to the tragedy, Ali Abed said: “My family and our friends were sitting and chatting on the beach. Then suddenly all of us decided to go for a swim.
“But, as the waves began to rise, I realised the weather was turning too rough. I promptly asked the children to get back to the beach. No sooner had I came out of the sea, expecting others to follow, I heard my youngest son Mohammed (12) screaming for help. I instantly rushed back into the water and pulled him out. But then, I realised my other two boys were missing.
“I saw the head of one my boys, bobbing at a distance, but was unable to swim out and save him. It was then that I immediately informed the police.”
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