Five-Year-Old Girl Died In Pool As Parents Prayed

This tragic five-year-old drowned in a swimming pool as her parents prayed to Allah.

Photo shows the Emirati girl Amna Jaber, undated. She drowned in a swimming pool of a private farm in Al Dhaid in Sharjah, UAE. (Newsflash)

The family of Emirati girl Amna Jaber Hassan Ahmed Al Jasmi had rented a farm in the Mleiha area of Sharjah for the weekend.

While her family members were performing the sunset prayer – one of the five mandatory Islamic prayers – on 13th May, Amna sneaked out to the swimming pool.

However, she was not a strong swimmer and began to drown as her family members continued praying, oblivious to the girl’s plight.

Afterwards, they noticed that Amna was missing and began searching frantically for her.

They soon found her motionless in the pool, with one of those present calling the emergency services straight away.

According to Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, Amna was taken by a private vehicle to Al Dhaid Hospital in Sharjah.

Photo shows the Emirati girl Amna Jaber, undated. She drowned in a swimming pool of a private farm in Al Dhaid in Sharjah, UAE. (Newsflash)

However, medics could only pronounce her dead upon arrival and believed she was dead before she was even put in the vehicle.

Her body was later handed back to her family for burial. Her funeral was reportedly held on 14th May.

Local media did not report if the police were investigating the case.