Two Omanis drown in Wadi Al Hawqain
Two Omanis drowned in Wadi Al Hawqain in the Wilayat of Al Rustaq, said the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority in Al Batinah South Governorate, on Monday.
Rescue teams from the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority in Al Batinah South Governorate recovered the bodies of two citizens who drowned in Wadi Al Hawqain.
The CDAA urges citizens and residents not to swim in undesignated areas to avoid tragic drowning accidents.
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