Dynamite News UP: Four children drown in rainwater pond near Yamuna expressway in Agra; five rescued
Four children drowned in a pond created by rainwater accumulation on land near the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, on Sunday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:
Agra: Four children drowned in a pond created by rainwater accumulation on land near the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, on Sunday morning, police said.
According to officials, nine members of a family went to play near the pond near Khandauli town when the incident occurred.
Eight children and a woman ventured into the pond for a bath and started to drown. Following the cry for help, locals reached the scene and launched a rescue operation.
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"While playing, all nine family members started drowning. We were able to safely rescue four children and one woman," Nitin Upadhyay, a local said.
Agra ACP Sukanya Sharma said they received information about the incident this morning and sent a team to the spot.
"This morning, the family went to the rainwater pond and drowned. We received information that a family of nine had drowned, and four children were confirmed dead. Five people were successfully rescued alive by the rescue team," the ACP said.
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"We are further looking into the incident," she added.
More details are awaited. (ANI)