Three people drowned in the Burijar canal, which flows through the Chilanzor district of Tashkent. One of them has not yet been found, the RTV channel reported.

As the press secretary of the Emergency Situations Department of the city of Tashkent told Kun.uz, the tragedy occurred on April 10.

According to preliminary estimates and eyewitness accounts, a 5-year-old boy accidentally fell into the water while playing on the bank of the canal. Seeing this, the woman jumped into the water to save him and also drowned, unable to cope with the strong current. Another person who witnessed this tried to save them, jumped into the water and drowned.

It is noted that the woman and child were not relatives; their bodies were found. The body of a third person is being sought.