Two heroic Omani brothers die after recusing Saudi girls from drowning

Two brothers from Oman have drowned after bravely trying to rescue two Saudi girls who fell into waters as they were taking pictures at a lake in the valley of Wadi Darbat.

Hamyar, 25 and Tariq, 21, who hailed from Al Aishi village in the wilayat of Bahla were spending time at the wadi when they heard the girls crying out for help.

The two didn’t know how to swim, but sacrificed their lives and jumped into the water to save the two girls who slipped and fell while taking pictures, according to the deceased’s family member.

Mustafa Al Hinai, one of the witnesses and Tariq’s brother told , “There were four people sitting near the wadi when the incident took place at 1.55pm on Friday. We were sitting only 100 metres away when we heard the screams of the two girls.” reported Times of Oman

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“Hamyar and Tariq quickly ran towards the water and we ran behind them. They didn’t know how to swim. But they dove deep, and it was slippery as well. They pulled the two girls out of the water, and I saw them struggling as they couldn’t get out of the water,” he added. “I saw only my brother Tariq. I couldn’t see my uncle. My brother’s head was a little out of the water. I don’t know how to swim very well, and I told him to grab my T-shirt.” 

Tariq tried to grab me twice, but drowned. A person who’s drowning tries to grab onto anything at that moment. You cannot think or plan anything when you’re in the moment. When I tried to rescue him, he let go and the water dragged him deeper. I got out of the wadi and called out for help, but by that time we couldn’t even see them anymore,” Al Hinai said.

He added that the bodies of the deceased were recovered at 2.50pm. “They are heroes and we are so proud of them. This comes as no surprise as they would always offer help to others. May their souls rest in peace,” a sobbing Al Hinai said.

An official at the Royal Oman Police confirmed that the victims were attempting to rescue the two Saudi girls, without giving further details.

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