Trump's offer to 'take ownership' of Gaza draws international outrage    USAID employees around the world will be placed on leave Friday and ordered to return to US    Al Hilal reclaims top spot in AFC Champions League Elite with 4-1 win over Persepolis    At least ten people killed in Swedish school shooting, authorities say    Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza Strip and doesn't rule out using American troops    Royal Decree Enhances Integrity and Recovers Public Funds    Billionaire philanthropist Aga Khan dies    Saudi Crown Prince and UAE President discuss regional security in phone call    First batch of Saudi doctors and volunteers lands in Damascus    Trump: US aims to catch up Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund    SRMG Think hosts high-level discussion on IMF's latest GCC economic report in Riyadh    Death certificates can now be issued through Absher    GACA allows foreign operators to charter flights for domestic travelers in Saudi Arabia    PetroRent signing ceremony marks innovative collaboration between Petromin and Transregions to transform car rental and leasing services    Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Al Nassr thrashes Al Wasl 4-0 in AFC Champions League Elite    Al Ahli extends unbeaten run with 3-1 comeback win over Al Sadd in AFC Champions League Elite    Grammy Awards 2025: Beyoncé wins best country album    Museum Authority to open second edition of 'Art of the Kingdom' exhibition in Riyadh    Saudi composer Nasser Al-Saleh passes away at 63    Saudi drama icon Mohammed Al-Towayan passes away at 79    Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan 'out of danger' after attack at home in Mumbai    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Father won't stop search for boy missing from ferry
Saudi Gazette report
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 07 - 07 - 2008

year-old Saudi who went missing on June 30 refused to allow rescue operations to stop on Sunday amid concerns the youth could still be alive.
Salah Al-Zahrani, 21, went missing from a ferry traveling to the Tabuk region from Egypt.
His father refused to sign a Frontier Guard document to end the search-and-rescue operations.
The possibility of a suicide attempt was ruled out by one of Al-Zahrani's cousin, who said Al-Zahrani could still be in Egypt.
Despite eyewitness accounts placing Al-Zahrani on the ferry before it left Egyptian territorial waters, none of his belongings were found onboard.Another of Al-Zahrani's cousins said it was unlikely that he disappeared because of family problems since he had a good rapport with the people he knew.
An official at the Frontier Guard Authority said search operations are normally for 72 hours. However, they were extended for an additional 24 hours at the insistence of Al-Zahrani's father. The official also said that if the body remained intact underwater for 72 hours it would float to the surface. According to previous Al-Madina articles on the missing man, this was not the only such incident on the same ferry route between Hurghada in Egypt and Dhiba port in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Informed sources said that there was no truth to reports that a number of people have been arrested for interrogation. One possibility is that Al-Zahrani may have fallen overboard because of the high speed of the ferry.
Ibrahim Al-Homaid, in charge of citizen affairs at the Saudi Embassy in Cairo, said Al-Zahrani came to Egypt as a tourist with his cousin Mohammad Al-Zahrani and he spent a week in Cairo. Earlier reports said Mohammad was his nephew.
On the day of his scheduled return to Saudi Arabia, Zahrani had gone to the embassy to have his passport stamped.


Clic here to read the story from its source.