One dies, another missing while sea-bathing in Cox’s Bazar

A student of Rajshahi University of Engineering has died while swimming off a beach in Cox's Bazar, reports bdnews24.com.

The incident occurred in the sea beach's Laboni Point around 1.30 pm on Saturday, said Md Zillur Rahman, superintendent of Cox's Bazar tourist police.

"A group of eight people made up of friends, neighbours and relatives, went swimming in the sea. But the low tide at the time dragged five of them out to sea. Informed of the matter, life guards rescued three people but the two others went missing."

Later, Ariful Islam was pulled from the sea at the

Kolatoli Point beach in an unconscious state, according to SP Zillur.

He was taken to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital where doctors on duty declared him dead.

"He died before he was brought to the hospital," said Shahin Md Abdur Rahman, resident physician at the hospital.