Woman drowns because her father didn't want male lifeguards touching her.

Some days the struggle to understand beliefs that differ from our own can be overwhelming, and today is definitely one of those days.

A father stopped the rescue team from saving her because he preferred that she die than be touched by a strange ma...

A 20-year-old woman who drowned off the coast of Dubai allegedly stood a chance of surviving, but her father violently prevented lifeguards from intervening in an attempt to protect her purity.
Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Burqibah, deputy director of Dubai Police’s Search and Rescue Department, claims the incident is one that will stick with him for years to come.
Burqibah said when the woman began to struggle she shouted for aid, and lifeguards attempted to save her.
He said,

There was one obstacle which prevented them from reaching the girl… the belief of this Asian man who considered that if these men touched his daughter, this would dishonor her… He told them that he prefers his daughter being dead than being touched by a strange man.

The man reportedly grappled with lifeguards as they tried to save the 20-year-old woman as he did not want them to touch her.
By the time the lifeguards had restrained the father, the woman had drowned.
Speaking to Emirates 24/7, Lt Col Ahmed Burqibah, from Dubai Police, said: "The Asian father took his wife and kids to the beach for picnic and fun.
"The kids were swimming in the beach when suddenly, the 20-year-old girl started drowning and screaming for help.
"Two rescue men were at the beach, and they rushed to help the girl.
"However, there was one obstacle which prevented them from reaching the girl and helping her.
"This obstacle was the belief of this Asian man who considered that if these men touched his daughter, then this would dishonour her. It cost him the life of his daughter.’
"The father was a tall and strong man. He started pulling and preventing the rescue men and got violent with them.
"He told them that he prefers his daughter being dead than being touched by a strange man.
"She died unfortunately, at a time when she had a chance to live, especially that the rescue men were so close to her to pull her out of the water.’

Burqibah insisted the father’s actions were not without consequence and has since been “prosecuted and sued” for his behavior.