Two teenage Nigerian sisters have drowned while swimming in Beach
Two teenage Nigerian sisters have been reportedly drowned while swimming at Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, New York, reports thegazellenews.com. The incident occurred on Friday, July 5, 2024.
Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17, originally from Nigeria but residing in the Bronx, were reported missing on the evening of July 5. The NYPD stated that the sisters were last seen entering the water near Stillwell Avenue and Boardwalk West before they vanished.
According to police reports, the sisters were swimming around 8 p.m. at Stillwell & Boardwalk West when they disappeared. Witnesses told WABC-TV that a rainstorm began, prompting most beachgoers to seek shelter. Despite the rough ocean conditions, the two sisters entered the water. A man attempted to stop them but was unable to help as he couldn’t swim either. It remains unclear if the man knew Aisha and Zainab.
A relative informed News 12 that the sisters were at the beach that day with six of their cousins. An emergency call for a water rescue was received at around 8:10 p.m. Responding officers, along with emergency responders from the department’s aviation, harbor, and scuba units, conducted a search for the teens. Divers eventually retrieved both young women from the water about an hour later.
The sisters were transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Coney Island, where they were pronounced dead. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The funeral service for Aisha and Zainab Mohammed took place at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, at the Yankasa Masjid Mosque.
