Two college students from Saudi Arabia drown while trying to rescue children
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Two college students from Saudi Arabia drown while trying to rescue children
By JASON SILVERSTEIN CBS NEWS | July 5, 2018, 6:46 PM
Two college students from Saudi Arabia drowned in Massachusetts after rushing into a river to rescue children, officials said. The incident occurred on June 29 when two small children were struggling to stay afloat in the Chicopee River in Wilbraham, according to the Hampden County District Attorney office.
Theeb Alyami, 27, and Jaser Daham Alrakah, 25, exchange students from Saudi Arabia, were among several adults who jumped in to help. The children survived and were discharged from an area hospital that evening, according to WBUR in Boston.
A dive team found the body of one of the students later that night, and police received a call on Monday reporting the body of the second students near a dam, officials said.
Both of the students came from Saudi Arabia to study engineering at U.S. universities. Aylami attended the University of Hartford in Connecticut and Alrakah recently transferred into Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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