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Tragic Beach Outing: Two Teens Drown in El Jadida, Morocco; Search Continues for One Body

Tuesday 23 April 2019, by Amine

Two teenagers died by drowning in El Jadida, despite the rescue attempts of lifeguards and their classmates who were on the spot.

According to Alyaoum24, two students from the Errazi Technical High School in El Jadida have just died by drowning on the Deauville beach where they were swimming. A third student was able to be saved by his classmates while he was in great difficulty.

One of the two deceased students was brought back alive to the shore but died shortly afterwards at the emergency room. The civil protection elements are still searching for the body of the second student.

The victims were 16 and 17 years old and both from Ouled Frej. As for the third student who was saved, his condition is said to be stable. These events date back to last Sunday.