3 Hingoli youths drown in backwaters

Aurangabad: Three of the five

youths

who went swimming in the

backwaters

of Isapur dam in the Morgavhan area of Kalamnuri tehsil, about 200 km from here, drowned on Monday.

The deceased have been identified as Yogesh Gadappa, Rohit Chittewar and Shivam Sonekar, all college students in their 20s. A case of accidental death has been registered.

Police said five youths entered the water on Monday morning. Three of the youths did not know how to swim and started drowning. The other two raised an alarm. Farmers from the nearby areas rushed to the spot. The revenue officials informed the police and with the help of locals, the bodies were fished out.