YANGON, AugTiger'sRichesRun. 11 (Xinhua) -- Four members of a family, including a seven-month-old baby, drowned while bathing in a creek in central Myanmar's Mandalay region, an official from a rescue organization told Xinhua on Sunday.

The incident occurred around 9 a.m. local time on Saturday in a creek in Meiktila town of Mandalay region, he said. The water in the creek is not very deep, about the height of an average person, he added. The children's bodies were found immediately and taken to a local hospital, but the mother's body is still being searched for, he said.

The family, which included the mother and her three children, lives on a farm where they live separately from others, said the official.■