Lankan dies in Jeddah jet ski accident
A Sri Lankan man who used to rent out jet skis in Jeddah died in
hospital following an accident while riding a jet ski in the Obhur
creek.
Sinne Lebbe Yusuf Lebbe, 36, popularly known as Zainul Abideen, died
after falling from the machine which he had just repaired and was trying
out.
Confirming the death, Sri Lankan Consul General Sabarullah Khan said
officials rescued the man from the water and took him to a nearby
hospital.
“He later succumbed to injuries to his stomach which were caused by
the machine. Doctors battled for 48 hours to save him,” said the consul
general, thanking the hospital. He said police have ruled out foul play.
Lebbe, a bachelor, had been in the Kingdom for 13 years. He had not
been maintaining regular contact with relatives in Nintavur.
The consulate has contacted his relatives in Sri Lanka and obtained
consent to bury him in Jeddah, Khan said. Arab News. |