Four teenagers, hailing from a village in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, drowned in the Sharda river on Friday while taking a bath near Debar Ghat bridge under construction in neighboring Sitapur district. An administrative officer gave this information.
He said that the boys have been identified as Avinash (17), Utkarsh (16), Devansh (16) and Rahul (13), residents of Hasanpur Katauli village of Ishanagar police station area.
Rajesh Kumar, Deputy District Magistrate (SDM) of Dhaurahra tehsil of Kheri district, along with local police officers reached the spot to monitor the rescue operation. SDM Kumar told reporters that the bodies of Avinash and Utkarsh have been recovered. He told that Rahul and Devansh are being searched.
The SDM said that the personnel of the flood unit of the Provincial Armed Forces (PAC) have been deployed to search for both. The four teenagers first went to see the bridge under construction and later decided to bathe in the river, which led to the tragic incident.