AnyTV News Two youths drowned in the Alaknanda river, three were trapped in swimming water; One rescued

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Two youths drowned in the Alaknanda river on Wednesday in Srinagar area of Pauri district of Uttarakhand. Both these youths were residents of Muzaffarpur in Bihar. After the incident, the State Disaster Provisional Force (SDRF) and the local administration carried out a thorough search operation and recovered the bodies of both the youths. The incident occurred near the Chauras bridge at around 3:00 pm.

Stuck in deep water

According to the information, three youths went to swim in the river, but suddenly they got stuck in deep water and started drowning. One of these youths was rescued by the locals somehow, while the remaining two youths drowned in the river.

Bodies removed from the river

On receiving information about the incident, the SDRF team immediately reached the spot and started a search operation with the district police and local people. After some time, the bodies of both submerged youths were removed from the river.

Where were both youths?

According to police officials, both the submerged youths have been identified as Ayush Raj (20) and Harsharaj Kaushik (19), residents of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The rescued youth is named Divyanshu (21), who is a resident of Mau in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh.

Officials also informed that the families of the youth have been informed about the accident and are waiting for their arrival. After this accident, the local administration has directed to make all the security arrangements at the scene. (input language)