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28 March 2024

Three young men rescued from sea off Abu Dhabi

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By WAM

Abu Dhabi Police's Air wing plane found on Friday three Arab young men who got lost at a sea near the capital.

Col. Pilot Ibrahim Al Balushi, head of the rescue section at Abu Dhabi Police's Air Wing said the central operations room received a report at 10.35pm, saying three young men aged 24 and 25 did not return from their sea trip.

The three young men had hired water scooters from one of the hotels in Abu Dhabi at 5.30pm.They headed to a nearby island.

Al Balushi said after verifying the itinerary details, the plane took off. It was equipped with search-and-rescue staff and a thermal imaging camera to help in the night search. After an hour-search, the three young men were found safe at a small island near Al Bahrani island.

He said they had no mobile phones and urged seafarers to carry cell phones along with them for communication in the event of emergency.