HYDERABAD: Eight members of a family, including two women and two children, drowned on Thursday when the fishing-boat they were traveling in sank in a lake near Tando Allahyar area of Sindh.
A family, from Tando Allahyar district of Sindh province, was aboard a small boat on a fishing trip in Tando Soomro lake when the boat lost balance and capsized.
Eight members of the family, including two women and two children, lost their lives as there were no safety measures available at the spot.
Area locals reached the spot and recovered the bodies of eight victims on a self-help basis.
Deputy Commissioner of Tando Allahyar, Agha Rahim Pathan, reached the site and instructed for the shifting of the bodies to Tando Adam for conducting autopsy under his own supervision.
Rescuers said that two persons had managed save their lives during the incident.