Two teenage girls, identified as Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17, went for a swim at Coney Island on the Fourth of July weekend and sadly drowned. Their family members, who are deeply saddened by the tragic incident, shared that the girls were sisters and were out enjoying their time in the ocean when they disappeared, per the NY Post.
The police were alerted around 8:10 p.m. on Friday, and a search was conducted. The girls were found on the shoreline at 9:15 p.m. and immediately taken to Coney Island Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
“They were just trying to have fun out there,”
the girls’ uncle Tahir Mohammed, 48, told The Post.
“They thought they were just gonna have their last swim and come out.”
It was only their second time at the beach, according to their cousin, Julia Mohammad. On Saturday, outside their grandmother’s home in the Bronx, a small group of family and friends gathered, bringing food and drinks. Meanwhile, Tani Ibrahim Ali, Aisha and Zainab’s mother, was upstairs grieving in the apartment.
“She can’t speak, she’s beside herself,”
Tahir Mohammed said.
Julia shared that Aisha noticed her younger sister Zaina struggling in the ocean and bravely went in to help. Another male cousin also jumped in to assist, but unfortunately, they couldn’t save the sisters. The girls were reportedly swept away by a strong current, according to one of the group members.
According to the city’s Department of Parks, lifeguards are available at the beach from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s important to note that swimming after those hours are not permitted.
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