QUETTA:A 19-year-youth was drowned while swimming in the sea of Gaddani in district Lasbella of Balochistan province on Thursday.

According to rescue sources, The youth namely Azan, 19, son of Bilal, drowned while swimming in the Gadani sea. The body was retrieved from the water and shifted to Rural Health Centre (RHC), Gadani for completion of codal formalities.

The body was handed over to the heirs after fulfilling necessary medico-legal formalities. The incident has created a mourning atmosphere in the victim’s house. Further investigation was being conducted by the concerned authorities.