NAJRAN — Three children and one young man were drowned in two separate accidents in Thar and Habouna governorates in the southern Najran region on Tuesday. Emir of Najran Prince Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed ordered a probe into the tragic incidents. He followed up on the details of the circumstances that led to the drowning incidents. Three children were drowned in Al-Rahba village in the Thar governorate while they were swimming in a swamp. "All the three were dead and their bodies retrieved," the Civil Defense said in a statement on its Twitter account. A young man was drowned in a pool of water in Wadi Arkan in the Habouna governorate. Prince Jalawi offered his sincere condolences to the bereaved family members of the victims. He also stressed the need to adhere to the instructions and warnings of the Civil Defense with regard to the inclement weather and heavy rain being experienced in various parts of the Najran region.
