Paradip: Two Plus II students drowned in Mahanadi river near Kujang in Jagatsinghpur district on Thursday.
The boys, identified as Rajib Lochan Sahu and Abhijit Sahu of Pathuria, had reportedly gone to take a bath in the river with two other friends.
While the other two boys came out of the river after the bath, Rajib and Abhijit were accidentally slipped into the river.
They were rescued by locals and rushed to Kujang Community Health Centre (CHC) where the doctor declared them dead.
