River Rescue forces in the city of Samanoud, Gharbiya Governorate, recovered the bodies of two young girls who had drowned while playing in the Rahibin Sea.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims were Jumana Bahaa al-Metwally al-Aazb, 11, and Hanin Maher Hafez Abdullah, 11.
Security forces in the Gharbiya Security Directorate received a notification from the Samanoud Police Station Chief, reporting that locals had found the drowned bodies of two young girls in the waters of the Rahibin Sea, beneath the main bridge.
A security team from the criminal investigations unit, along with River Rescue and ambulance teams, were immediately dispatched to the scene.
After their bodies were recovered and taken to the morgue, the necessary legal procedures were taken.
The Public Prosecution was notified to begin an investigation and tasked the criminal investigations unit with gathering the necessary information to determine the causes and circumstances of the incident.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
