A local radio station in Tunisia said one of its journalists died on Monday after saving two children from drowning. Journalist Tawfiq Makhlouf died on the beach of the city of Hergla in the state of Sousse, after jumping into the ocean to save two children, according to Jawhara FM, a private local radio station in Tunisia. A civil protection official said that Makhlouf collapsed due to severe exhaustion and fatigue after leaving the sea, and as a result he was exposed to severe internal bleeding, and attempts to treat him were unsuccessful.
“It is clear that the deceased is of a very rare type. He rushed with all his might to save a human life with a high human spirit. He saved two children from drowning,” said a local official. Eyewitnesses said the 50-year-old saved a seven-year-old girl who was swept away by heavy waves, and later helped her father save her brother, according to the radio. According to the testimonies, the sea was very turbulent and was not suitable for swimming. From the beginning of last July until mid-August, the Civil Protection in Tunisia counted the death of 73 people by drowning.
Source: MEE
