SUKKUR: Three boys, among them two real brothers, drowned while swimming in canals at different places in Ghotki district on Thursday.
Police said that two brothers Ali and Arsalan Malik drowned in Ghotki Feeder in Rawnti area when they were taking bath to beat the heat. Local rescuers managed to take out the bodies after two hours search and took them to nearby hospital where doctors declared them dead after examination, said police officials.
In a similar incident, 14-year-old Shafiq was carried away by strong currents when he was swimming in Maso canal in Mirpur Mathelo area, they said.
They said that local divers took out the boy`s body and handed it over to heirs who took it to nearby hospital.
Ghotki Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Usman Abdullah warned parents not to allow their children to swim in the canals which were flowing at full capacity and might cause their loved ones to drown.