Five bodies recovered from the Chenab near Muzaffargarh

Dawn says Rescue 1122 recovered five bodies from the Chenab near Ganga Pattan in Rohailanwali, Muzaffargarh, after an 18-hour search.

Dawn said nine friends were picnicking. One slipped in, four jumped in to help, and all five drowned. Four others reached the bank.

The dead were named as Muhammad Ali, Rana Usman, Malik Ahmad, Abdul Rehman and Muhammad Makki.

A rescuer told Dawn the group had been making TikTok videos. A surviving friend said they were throwing mud and that none of the five could swim.

District Emergency Officer Ubaidullah Khan said 42 rescuers, 13 of them swimmers and 12 divers, used four boats. The search lasted about 18 hours.

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