Abu Dhabi students turned away from kayaking trip as 'forensic investigation' gets under way

The area has now been shut down for two to three days after police launched a forensic investigation.

An area of the Eastern Mangroves in Abu Dhabi has been closed as a police forensic investigation gets under way.

Kayak tour companies have been told to not operate for two to three days until the forensic team has completed its work.

One party of schoolchildren, from Al Muna Primary, on Hamdan Street, had arrived at the protected marine ecosystem only to be turned away.

Police were unavailable for comment yesterday.