**Balasore:** In an unfortunate incident, two girl students met a watery grave while another is battling for her life after the three entered into a pond for taking bath today morning.
The deceased were identified as Banashree Behera and Jyotirekha Moharana, of Kahalia village under Nilagiri NAC.
Reportedly, the incident occurred when three 12-year-old girls had gone to the village pond to take a bath while returning home from tuition. They fell into water one after another after their legs slipped.
The locals present nearby rushed to the spot and rescued the three girls. However, the doctors at Berhampur Community Health Centre (CHC) declared Banashree and Jyotirekha dead.
Till last reports came in, the third girl student, identified as Ishwari Barik, was battling for her life at the CHC.
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