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Conflict Incident Report

Father, daughter electrocuted in south Lebanon swimming pool

Date of incident: 
August 19, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

A four-year-old girl and her father died by electrocution Tuesday while they were swimming in a pool in south Lebanon, a security source said. Khalil Ibrahim, 35, and his daughter, Arwa, who lived in the Burj al-Shemali Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre, were swimming in a plastic pool when an electricity cable on the floor made contact with the water. They were rushed to a hospital in the are where they were declared dead.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Aug-18/311698-father-...

Primary category: 
Personal Accident [inc. drowning, suicide...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Other