Cuttack, July 24: In a tragic incident, two students reportedly drowned while bathing in Damdamani Dam under Choudwar police limits in Odisha’s Cuttack district today.
The deceased have been identified as Srutik Satpathy and Swayam Sanket Das.
According to reports, five Plus II students from Stewart Science College had come to Damdamani Pith today. Later, three of them went to take a bath in the Damdamani dam when they were swept away by the strong current.
Hearing the screams, some locals jumped to their rescue and saved one of them. Unfortunately, they were unable to trace Srutik and Swayam.
Upon receiving the information, police along with the fire fighters rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. Thereafter, the bodies of the two boys were fished out. The cops seized the bodies and sent them for post-mortem.
Further investigation into the matter was underway.