Kendrapada, Oct 20: In a tragic incident, three youths drowned after being swept away by strong currents while bathing in the Luna River in Odisha’s Kendrapada district.

The deceased have been identified as Sabyasachi Swain, Himanshu Sekhar Satapathy and Chiranjeevi Parida.

According to reports, a group of seven people had gone to bathe at Gahaga Ghat when one of them was suddenly swept away by the strong current. In an attempt to rescue him, two others were also caught in the current and swept away.

Following the incident, local residents and fire services personnel launched a search and rescue operation. After an extensive search, the bodies of all three missing youths were recovered.