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Dubai Police return Sunken Valuables to Tourists

Within the force’s framework of ensuring the happiness of the individuals, the Dubai Police Maritime Rescue Department returned valuables to an Asian national tourist after they had plunged into the deep end of Hatta Water Dam while he was kayaking.

The valuables included a wallet contained ID and credit cards, a vehicle key, and two phones.

Lieutenant-Colonel Ali Abdullah Al Naqbi, Director of Sea Rescue Department in Dubai Police, said that an Asian man called 999 seeking help after his personal belongings plunged into deep water at Hatta Dam.

A Marine rescue patrol was dispatched to the scene to determine the location where the objects had fallen at Hatta Water Dam. After a search plan had drawn up, a Frogman Team of Maritime Rescue Department went underwater to search for the valuables”, Lt-Col. Al Naqbi explained.

Lt-Col Al Naqbi pointed out that the great efforts and professionalism of the rescue and frogmen teams of Dubai Police, led to the successful completion of the search operation, despite the blurry and bad visibility underwater and the lack of sunshine due to cloudy weather.

“This successful operation was the second in two consecutive days, where the team was also able to extract the belongings of an Arab tourist woman who lost her wallet in the Hatta Water Dam”, Lt-Col. Al Naqbi added.

Lt-Col Al Naqbi called on the public to be extra careful with their personal belongings during activities, especially sports and marine activities that required physical movement or any other activity that may expose their belongings to loss or fall.

The tourists, an Asian man and an Arab woman, were extremely happy and expressed their thanks to Dubai Police for the speedy action of returning their valuables.

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