Bhadrak: Three students drowned in the Nalia river in Langudi area under Bhadrak Rural police limits on Tuesday, while two others were rescued, police said.
According to locals, the five Class 11 students of Charampa College went to the river for a bath, when the tragic incident occurred.
The local fire service team rushed to the spot and rescued all five students and took them to the district headquarters hospital here where the doctors pronounced three dead. Two other students were discharged after first aid.
The deceased students have been identified as Pranay Lenka, Smruti Ranjan Swain and Rajat Jena.
“We received three of them dead at the hospital. Their post-mortem examination will be conducted and the exact cause will be ascertained after that,” said Dr PK Khara of Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital.
“A very tragic incident occurred today, in which we lost three of our young children. Assistance from the Red Cross has been provided to the deceased. I will pursue the government for sanctioning an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each of the deceased’s family members,” said local MLA Sanjib Kumar Mallick.
(With IANS inputs)
