It was a somber night on the airwaves last night, with the nation’s talking heads covering the drowning incident that took place on Alexandria’s Abu Talat Beach yesterday, which resulted in the death of six students and the injury of 28 others, who were on a summer trip to the beach.

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“The trip included around 148 students — most of them young girls. The incident occurred when one girl suddenly decided to go into the water despite the high waves. Then she began to drown and her colleagues rushed in to save her, which led to the drowning of six people and the injury of others,” said Ala Masouleety’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 2:32).

“The beach of death,” is how Moussa described Abu Talat Beach — pointing out that drowning accidents occur there every year, caused by high waves and whirlpools. He flagged the absence of rescue teams or officials to prevent students from getting into the water (watch, runtime: 2:24).

The incident also received coverage from Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal (watch,runtime: 2:12).

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