The police said on January 31 that 40y-nine children died when their overloaded boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, after divers spent three days dragging bodies from freezing waters.
The boys aged between seven and 14 were all pupils of a madrasah and had been taken on Sunday for a day trip to the scenic Tanda Dam lake.
The water of the dam was freezing due to cold weather that impeded the rescue mission. The divers were able to dive deep today to recover the remaining bodies, said Khateer Ahmad, senior official with Rescue 1122.
He added that the bodies of a teacher and a skipper were also pulled from the water, bringing the death toll to 51.
Hundreds of parents and relatives had gathered over the past few days, according to Muhammad Umar, who sells tea at a picnic site overlooking the popular weekend tourist destination.
Every time a body was recovered from the scene, they would jump onto the diver to see if it was their son and every time we heard them screaming in pain and anguish, he told AFP over the phone on Tuesday.
I have not witnessed such scenes in my life, it's something that can't be explained in words. The lake Tanda Dam is about five kilometres away from the madrasah, an Islamic school that offers free religious education - in Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
After the end of the rescue mission, Fazal Naeem issued the new death toll on Tuesday. It was confirmed by the military's media wing.
The boat was overloaded, its capacity was around 20 to 25 persons, Naeem told AFP.
He said five people were rescued, including four students and a teacher.