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Two Teens Drown in Ganga During Afternoon Swim
6 Sep
Summary
- Two teenagers drowned in the Ganga river at Soham ashram ghat.
- The students went for a swim after their coaching ended early.
- A friend raised an alarm but help arrived too late.
Two 15-year-old students, Rudra Pratap and Arpan Vishwas, tragically lost their lives after drowning in the Ganga river. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon at the Soham ashram ghat, within the Jhunsi police station's jurisdiction in Prayagraj. The boys, residents of Awas Vikas colony, were students at a local high school.
According to police reports, the two deceased, along with their friend Sumit Yadav, decided to swim in the river. They had attended their coaching classes, which concluded approximately twenty minutes before the scheduled time. The teenagers jumped into the water, but unfortunately, they slipped into deeper sections and began to drown. Despite their friend's desperate calls for help, by the time assistance arrived, the boys had already succumbed.
A police team, accompanied by swimmers, was dispatched to the scene upon receiving the alert. They successfully recovered the bodies from the river. Investigations are ongoing, with authorities confirming that the premature end of their coaching session led to the fateful decision to go for a swim.
