Bridge Incident: Three Girls Drowned In River Kandia

News Desk

Kohistan: Three teenage girls drowned in a stream in the Kandia area of Upper Kohistan when they were attempting to cross the river through a hanging bridge.

The police sources informed that the girls identified as Laiba–15, her sister Zahida–13, and their cousin Robina–12 were crossing the rope-knitted hanging Shankiyari Bridge with their herd of cattle when they reached the centre of the river. The rope allegedly broke, and all three fell into the river.

It is important to mention here that the river is recorded as being flooded. Rescue workers and divers have started operations to recover the bodies of the girls, but due to the speedy flow of the river, they failed, and the operation is to be continued.

The ill-fated girls belonged to the Maddakhail tribe of Kohistan.