KARACHI: A 16-yearold boy is feared drowned after he went swimming in the sea at Hawkesbay on Thursday, police and rescue officials said.

Mauripur SHO Anser Iqbal said five boys from a private school, Scholar Secondary School inBaldia Town, had gone on a picnic to H awkesbay, near Sandspit, without informing their teachers or families. During the outing, one of them, identified as Muzamil Mumtaz, drowned, he said.

The SHO said the other four boys left the beach without informing rescue services or police.