On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, Pakistani police revealed that Divers have found 51 bodies in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including school children, when a passenger boat carrying school boats capsized, until to 49 people, and the other 2 bodies were teachers and ship captains.
Police spokesman Fazal Naeem released the latest death toll after the search operation ended. ready to provide information that This ship is carrying more passengers than its capacity. In fact, the boat at the location can only carry 20-25 people, he said during the operation. 4 pupils received help and 1 teacher.
Officials previously revealed that the boat was carrying male students between the ages of seven and 14 from an Islamic school in Kohat. Went for a picnic and went on a cruise on Lake Tanda before it capsized last Sunday.
Khatir Ahmad, a senior officer with Pakistan’s 1122 Rescue Squad said: The water in the lake was frozen because of the cold these days. It affected search and rescue missions, but today (January 31), divers were able to dive deeper and recover the remaining bodies.
Muhammad Umar, a tea trader at a picnic near the accident site, described the tragic atmosphere on the coast. In which many parents and relatives have gathered in recent days. They would laugh at the diver to see if it was their son. And every time we could hear screams of pain and anger.”
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