A Border Guard soldier who lost his life saving a family from flash floods in the Northern Border region was buried Wednesday in his hometown in Jazan.

A large group of mourners attended the funeral of Hadi Ghazawi in the late afternoon in the village of Badawi in the Samtah governorate in Jazan.

Maj. Gen. Abdulazz Al-Subhi, chief of the Jazan Border Guard, and Maj. Gen. Hashim Suqail, chief of the Jazan Civil Defense, attended the funeral prayers along with a large number of servicemen.

Lt. Gen. Zamim Al-Suwat called members of the family of the deceased to convey the condolences of Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif, said Brig. Gen. Abdullah Bin Mahfouz, a spokesman for the Jazan Border Guard.

“We believe he is a martyr. He lost his life trying to save innocent lives from the floods that have swept the Arar region,” Al-Subhi said. “He will be remembered as one of the Border Guard heroes,” he added.

Ghazawi died while attempting to rescue a family from floods that swept a small village in the Arar region early Tuesday morning.