Death toll rises to 4 as another tourist’s body recovered in Cox’s Bazar

The body of another tourist who went missing in the sea was recovered from Himchari beach in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday morning, raising the death toll to four.

The body of Mohammad Harun, 20, son of Mohammad Kabir from the Shershah Jamtala area under Bayezid police station in Chattogram city, was recovered from Sagor Bilash area of Himchari beach around 9:00am, said Ramu Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Zillur Rahman.

One person remained missing till the filing of this report around 4pm.

Mahbubur Rahman, a beach worker appointed by the district administration, said local people spotted the body near the place where three others drowned.

 Later, members of the Fire Service and Himchari police outpost recovered it.

Three other bodies of tourists were recovered on Wednesday.

They were Al Mahibul Ibne Mokarram Rohan, 23, son of Mokarram Hossain from Diabari in Dhaka’s Uttara, Saiful Haque Jisan, 23, son of Mahbubul Haque from Dakshinkhan and Nafisul Haque, 22, son of Nabibur Rahman from Azimpur in Uttara.

Locals said two groups of tourists visited a newly emerged sandbar between a canal and the sea after crossing Rezu Khal near Pachhar Dwip Museum on Wednesday.

As the tide began rising in the afternoon, water levels increased and eventually submerged the sandbar, leaving several tourists caught in the water.

Local people managed to rescue three members of a tourist group from Chattogram alive.

The three survivors are receiving treatment at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital.

Rescue operations are continuing to locate the remaining missing tourist.