Unusual humanitarian missions carried out by Dubai Police at the bottom of the sea

Dubai Police marine rescue teams carried out unusual tasks, which included recovering items of human and moral value that had fallen from their owners at the bottom of the sea, or Lake Al Lim near the Hatta Dam.

Visitors and tourists who went to the city of Hatta expressed their happiness when Dubai Police were able to recover missing items, most notably phones that had fallen from them at the bottom of Lake Al Lim and the Hatta Dam area, through the mediation of marine rescue teams.

The owners of these lost items confirmed that the attention they received from Dubai Police did not find them anywhere in the world, pointing out that their phones represented a major loss, not because of their material value, but because of their personal and family contents, and they had completely lost hope of recovering them.

Social media users shared a video of a woman whose phone fell into Lake Al-Lim, while a team of divers sought to help her recover it.

Director of the Ports Police Station, Brigadier General Dr. Hassan Suhail Al Suwaidi, told Emirates Today: “Three reports were received in one day about phones falling from their owners at the bottom of Lake Al Lim near Hatta Dam, and the marine rescue team was able to recover two phones, while they could not be found.” On the third because of the difficulty of seeing.”

He added that Dubai Police realizes the importance of such personal belongings, and spares no effort in providing assistance to find them and return them to their owners, thus establishing great happiness and connection with the Emirate of Dubai, stressing the Dubai Police’s keenness to provide all means of comfort and safety for members of society in general, and visitors to Hatta in particular. Especially, as it is a wonderful tourist destination that many people visit during the winter.

Al Suwaidi pointed out that the center has prepared a comprehensive plan to secure the “Shatana in Hatta” festival by intensifying foot patrols, bicycles, motorbikes, boats and cars, near Lake Al Lim, the Grand Hatta Dam and Wadi Hatta, by deploying patrols of maritime security and rescue teams.

He explained that the patrols are keen to ensure that community members adhere to public safety instructions and requirements for users of water games, and to respond quickly to emergency situations, to enhance the sense of security and happiness of the community.

In turn, Deputy Director of the Ports Police Station, Colonel Ali Abdullah Al-Naqbi, said that there are three levels of response to reports received by the center, including very urgent reports related to drownings and marine accidents, emergency reports, and the third is regular reports, pointing out that the maritime security and rescue teams exceeded the goal. Predetermined response to all types of reports. Although this indicator is unprecedented globally, it guarantees an immediate response to all types of reports while maintaining the order of priorities.

He added that reports of lost items at the bottom of the sea and other surfaces such as Lake Al-Lim are classified as ordinary reports, but the center recognizes their positive impact on members of society, especially when someone loses an item of human or moral value.

He pointed out that Dubai Police cares about this aspect because of its impact on members of society. There are cases of people whose wallets containing cards and important documents fell, and they were almost hopeless in recovering them, but specialized teams of divers and rescuers were able to recover them.

Another case of a British family where one of its members lost a historic ring that had been passed down among its members for generations. Its owner tried to search for it at the bottom of the sea in every way, but to no avail. He reported it to the police asking for help, and he was in a bad psychological state, given the great moral value the ring represented for him and his family. He hopes to pass it on to his son, pointing out that Dubai Police divers were able to find the ring at the bottom of the sea in front of Jumeirah Beach.

Al Naqbi stressed that Dubai Police does not respond to this type of report based only on the material value of the item lost to its owner, or the merits of the person submitting the report, but it responds based on its moral or humanitarian importance. In one case, it responded to a report from a simple worker whose dentures fell to the bottom of the sea. It is an item that may seem easy to replace to others, but it represented great value to its owner, and it was found.

Al-Naqbi pointed out that many of those submitting these reports, especially tourists and visitors, are well aware that it is not the responsibility of the police to search for a lost item at the bottom of the sea, because they do not find such treatment in their country, but they later realize that this is what distinguishes Dubai from others. It is caring for everyone equally, and making sure to make them happy in every way.