CAIRO: Sympathy messages have been pouring in to veteran Egyptian actor Hassan Youssef after his 35-year-old son Abdullah drowned while on holiday with friends.
The tragedy took place at a tourist village on Egypt’s northern Mediterranean coast.
Abdullah — who studied aviation in Ukraine and gained a master’s degree in mass communication from Beirut University — had reportedly been taking a night-time swim in the sea when he got into difficulties. Local media reports said official weather warnings of rough sea conditions were in place at the time.
Medics said Abdullah, the youngest son of actors Youssef and Shams Al-Baroudi, had died from drowning asphyxia.
His body was taken to El-Alamein Hospital, in Matrouh, early on Sunday and administrators there later confirmed that he was found to be dead on arrival.
Police attended the hospital, and the Public Prosecution Office has begun investigations into the incident.
Egyptian actress and actors’ union board member Nihal Anbar visited the hospital to offer support to the family and said his parents were distraught.
