Two Schoolboys Drown in Damodar River, Ramgarh: Tragedy Strikes as Friends Bathe

Ramgarh: Two schoolboys, aged between 12 and 13 years, drowned while bathing in the Damodar river in Ramgarh town on Sunday. Their third friend was rescued, police said.

Anurag Kumar Tiwari, sub-divisional officer (SDO), Ramgarh, identified the rescued boy as Ayush Kumar Tiwari (13). The two deceased boys were identified as Prince Kumar (13), and Vaibhav Kumar (12).

According to police, the three boys told their families that they were going to play football. Instead, they went to the river to bathe.

Unaware of the depth of the water and the strength of the current, all three began to lost control in the water. People present near the river managed to rescue one of the boys, but the other two were swept into deeper waters and remain untraced for sometime. Later, their bodies found on other side of the river and fished out. The other side of the river falls under the outpost of Kuju police station of the district, said Kuju OC Ashutosh Kumar Singh.