Sonbhadra (UP), Jun 2 (PTI) Two teenagers drowned while bathing in a river in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district on Tuesday afternoon, and a search operation has been launched to trace them, police said.
The incident took place near Harra village under the Kon police station limits.
Station House Officer Akhilesh Mishra said Pawan Kumar Nishad (14), son of Mukhlal Nishad and a resident of Naikaha village, and Krishna Nishad (13), son of Arvind Nishad and a resident of Rogahi in Harra, had gone to bathe in Son river along with around a dozen children of their age.
The two boys ventured into deep water and were swept away, he said.
On being informed, police personnel and family members rushed to the spot and launched a search operation.
Divers were pressed into service to locate the missing boys, Mishra said.
As of the filing of this report, the two teenagers were yet to be traced.
The SHO said Pawan had come to Harra to visit his maternal uncle’s house and had gone to the river with his cousin when the incident occurred. PTI COR KIS RUK RUK
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