The body of another tourist who drowned in tidal water has been recovered from Cox's Bazar's Himachari beach. The incident took place in Sagar Bilas area of Himchari area of the beach around 8 o'clock this Thursday morning.
The name of the tourist whose body was recovered is Mohammad Haroon (20). He is the son of Mohammad Kabir of Shershah Jamtala area of Bayezid police station of Chittagong city. Four people have died in this incident so far. Another person is missing.
When asked, Mahbubur Rahman, a beach worker appointed by the district administration, said that local people saw the body near the drowning place this morning. Later, members of the fire service and Himchari police outpost recovered the body.
Ramur Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Md. Zillur Rahman said, fire service diving team and life guard workers are working to find another missing tourist.
Before this, the bodies of three tourists were recovered on Wednesday. They are Al Mahibul Ibne Mokarram alias Rohan (23) son of Mokarram Hossain of Diabari area of Dhaka Uttara, Saiful Haque alias Jisan (23) son of Mahbubul Haque of Dakshinkhan area and Nafisul Haque (22) son of Nabibur Rahman of Azimpur of Uttara.
According to police and local people sources, yesterday two groups of tourists went past Rejukhaal, adjacent to Pachhar Island Museum, to explore the raised pasture between the canal and the sea. In the afternoon, when the tide starts rising, the water starts to rise. At one point, the tourists drowned when the boat sank in the tidal water.
At that time, local people rescued three members of the tourist group from Chittagong alive. They are Rakib Hasan (19), Md. Sani (20) and Md. the sky Rakib and Sani are residents of Bayezid area of Chittagong. Akash's home is Noakhali. They are undergoing treatment at Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital.
