A teenager drowned while bathing near Cox's Bazar beach on Saturday.
The incident happened around 12:30PM at Sugandha Point, confirmed Executive Magistrate of Tourism Division of Cox's Bazar district administration Md Tanvir Hossain.
The deceased was identified as Mahmudur Rahman, son of Didarul Alam from Banglabazar area under Jhilongjha union in Cox's Bazar Sadar. Mahmudur was a ninth grader at the local Jhumchari Dakhil Madrasah, according to Tanvir.
Quoting locals, Tanvir said, "Mahmudur came to visit the beaches of Cox's Bazar with six of his friends. After playing football for some time, they went to bathe at the sea. At one point, Mahmudur drowned. Lifeguards rescued him in critical condition after hearing shouts from his friends.
"Later he was taken to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, where the on-duty doctors declared him dead," Tanvir added.
Tanvir said the body has been kept in the morgue for an autopsy and will be handed over to his family after due process.
