THATTA: Three boys were drowned while bathing in Keenjhar Lake in Thatta district on Wednesday.

According to the local administration, the three boys had come to the lake for a picnic. They went into the deep water instead of staying at the picnic spot. An administration official said that they could not realize its depth, hence they drowned.

Eyewitnesses on the spot saw the boys drowning and immediately informed the rescue agencies, however, the boys could not survive.

The victims hailed from Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of ​​Karachi. They were aged between 15 and 17.

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