Maha: Two youths feared drowned in river in Nagpur

Two youths are feared drowned in Kanhan river in Waki in Nagpur district on Saturday, a police official said.Kunal Lohekar 24 and Nitesh Sahu 27 are part of a group of eight picnickers who had reached the site in the afternoon, he said.Lohekar started drowning and Sahu tried to rescue him.

Two youths are feared drowned in Kanhan river in Waki in Nagpur district on Saturday, a police official said.

Kunal Lohekar (24) and Nitesh Sahu (27) are part of a group of eight picnickers who had reached the site in the afternoon, he said.

''Lohekar started drowning and Sahu tried to rescue him. However, both have gone missing. A search operation involving local fishermen. divers and police had to be called off due to darkness. It will resume with State Disaster Response Force personnel on Monday,'' the official added.

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