Afghanistan, Aug. 31 -- Three Afghan nationals have drowned while swimming off the coast of Babolsar in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, local authorities said, after a rescue operation was launched in the Caspian Sea.
Mehdi Habibollahpour, head of the Babolsar Lifeguard and Diving Association, told Iran's Mehr News Agency that the incident occurred on Friday evening when four Afghan nationals entered the sea to swim.
According to Habibollahpour, one member of the group remained behind because of his physical condition. After losing sight of the other three swimmers, he exited the water and alerted lifeguards, reporting that his companions had disappeared.
Rescue teams immediately launched a search operation along the Babolsar coastli...