On Wednesday, authorities recovered the body of another tourist who went missing while bathing in the sea at Pechar Dwip beach near the Himchari museum in Cox’s Bazar, bringing the death toll among tourists to four. One tourist remains missing.
The body of another young man, who went missing after entering the water to help rescue the tourists, was also recovered. Another person was rescued in an injured condition and admitted to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.
The incident occurred around 4:00 pm on Wednesday, October 21, at the beach near the Himchari museum.
The latest tourist recovered was identified as Mohammad Harun. Earlier, the bodies of Al Mahibur Ibn Mokarram, 24, Saibul Haque Jisan, 23, and another tourist had been recovered. SM Nafisur Rahman Nibir, 23, remains missing.
According to information available, seven tourists from Uttara in Dhaka set out for Bandarban on October 18. After spending two days there, they arrived in Cox’s Bazar at around 11:30 am on Wednesday. They checked into a resort named Sauronest near the Himchari Pechar Dwip museum around 1:00 pm, then headed to the beach for a swim around 4:00 pm after lunch.
None of the seven tourists reportedly knew how to swim. When they saw three to four other young men struggling in the water nearby, they went to help. At one point, sea currents swept members of both groups away. Local people then rushed to rescue them.
Mahabub Alam, supervisor of beach workers operated by the district administration, said the body of another missing tourist had been recovered, while one person was still missing.
Dolon Acharya, senior station officer of the Fire Service, said the two groups had entered the sea to bathe. Three bodies had been recovered earlier, and rescue operations were continuing for those still missing. One group was from Uttara in Dhaka and the other from Anwara in Chattogram.
Ramu Upazila Nirbahi Officer Zillur Rahman said four tourists had died, one remained missing, and another person had been rescued and admitted to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.
Cox’s Bazar Life Report
