Two heroic Omani brothers die after recusing Saudi girls from drowning

The Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) announced on Friday that they tried to rescue the two citizens from the wadi, but despite the emergency personnel’s best efforts, they drowned.

In a statement, PACDA said, “The rescue teams at the Civil Defence and Ambulance Department in Dhofar responded to the reports of the drowning of the two citizens in Wadi Darbat, where they were rescued. The ambulance crew exerted painstaking efforts by providing emergency medical care, but they couldn’t be saved.”

The PACDA called upon visitors to the governorate to follow instructions and guidelines in order to avoid such unfortunate incidents.

“PACDA in Dhofar continues to secure tourists sites and educate visitors at tourist spots by providing advice, distributing awareness booklets and informing them about the risks and how to avoid them,” it added.

Marhoon bin Said Al Amri, Director-General of Tourism in the Governorate of Dhofar, told the Times of Oman, “Unfortunately, a few visitors do not follow guidelines and deliberately venture into the green landscapes, going into wadis and swimming in the water springs.”

He added that the personnel at PACDA are intensifying their presence during the Khareef season, but can’t keep up with the increasing number of violators.

Embassy condoles victims

The Saudi Embassy in Muscat offered condolences to the family of the deceased, according to a statement issued by the embassy.

“The embassy had followed the announcement by the PACDA in Oman about the drowning of some visitors in Wadi Darbat in Dhofar Governorate over the weekend, which resulted in the death of the two Omani youth, Tariq bin Salim bin Saeed Al Nasri and Hamyar bin Saif bin Saeed Al Nasri. May Allah have mercy on them and bestow their families with patience and solace,” the statement read.

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The statement added that Eid Al Taqafi, the Saudi ambassador to Oman, had called up the father of Tariq, the deceased, offering him his deepest condolences.

The embassy called upon Saudi tourists in Dhofar to abide by the instructions of the PACDA and to exercise caution when they approach water bodies.

In October 2016, two Sri Lankan girls had drowned after attempting to take a selfie next to Ain Jarziz water spring in Salalah. The girls, who were at a family picnic, were posing for a picture when one of them slipped.