Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Nov 6
Four of the six youths who drowned while bathing in the Damodar river near the Telmocho Bridge on the Dhanbad-Bokaro highway on Wednesday have been found dead, while a search operation is underway for the remaining two, officials said on Thursday.
The first group, from Bhimkanali under Baghmara police station limits, entered the river around 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Five of them were swept away by a strong current. Villagers managed to rescue three, but two -- Sumit Rai (17) and Sunny Chauhan (21) -- went missing.
Baghmara Block Development Officer Girjanand Kisku confirmed that six youths from Bhimkanali and Bhuli drowned in the river’s swift current, and four bodies have been recovered so far.
“The search for the remaining two is still on. The NDRF team has not yet reached the spot. The operation will be intensified once the team arrives,” he said.