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Two-year-old drowns in pond in Pekua

District  Correspondent

District Correspondent

A two-year-old boy drowned in a pond in Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday morning (October 6).

The child, identified as Mohammad Rafi Moni, son of Mizanur Rahman of Napitkhali Kadirpara area in Toitong union, fell into a pond near his home at around 10am, according to locals.

Family members said Rafi Moni went missing while they were unaware of his whereabouts. They searched the surrounding area and eventually found him floating in the pond near their home.

They rescued the child and rushed him to Pekua Upazila Health Complex, where an attending physician examined him and declared him dead.

Abdul Alim, administrative officer and secretary of Toitong Union Parishad, confirmed the child’s death.

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