Bodies of six persons swept away in water in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh

Bodies of six persons who had been swept away in the water near Sultangarh Waterfall in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh were today recovered, a government official said.

"Efforts are on to find another three persons who went missing on August 15 evening," district collector Shilpa Gupta told PTI. The waterfall is located near the border of Gwalior district.

The tragedy occurred on Independence Day when merrymakers thronged the spot in large numbers on account of the holiday. According to Gwalior district Superintendent of Police Navneet Bhasin, nine people of from that district who were picnicking near the waterfall on August 15 went missing when there was a flash flood, Gupta said.

The bodies of six of them were fished out today, she added. There was a sudden surge in water following heavy rainfall upstream of the waterfall which led to the tragedy, the collector said. Forty-five others who were stranded on rocks in the stream were rescued early yesterday morning.

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