(MENAFN- AzerNews) Saudi student Atheer al-Khalban drowned to death after falling
into a river at Glacier National Park in the US state of Montana on
Monday, Azernews reports, citing Al Arabiya.
The 28-year-old student was studying in the US state of Kansas
for a PhD in English language, Al Arabiya reported, citing her
cousin Abdullah.
“The family was devastated when it heard Atheer fell in a river
in the US. It was so painful to hear that while they were waiting
for her return from the US with a PhD,” Abdullah told Al
Arabiya
Abdullah said that al-Khalban hadn't visited her family in the
Kingdom for more than a year because she was busy with her studies,
adding that she had gone to the US with her brother.
He also said that al-Khalban fell into the river during a trip
to Montana with her friends.
“It's a great loss. We are [devastated] by her death, and we are
waiting for the results of the investigation to know the
circumstances of her death,” Abdullah added.
US media reports had said that a woman fell off a rugged
overhang into Avalanche Creek and was swept into a river on Monday
afternoon.
According to People magazine, she was pronounced dead at the
scene.
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