This Article is From Aug 16, 2016

2 Students Killed, 3 Others Feared Drowned As Boat Capsizes In Andhra

2 Students Killed, 3 Others Feared Drowned As Boat Capsizes In Andhra

Two bodies were fished out and search is on to trace the others. (File photo)

Vijaywada: Two college students were killed and three others are feared drowned in the Krishna river today, when a boat carrying them to a bathing ghat for a holy dip during the ongoing Pushkaram, capsized near Chandarlapadu in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district.

The boat capsized as they were trying to reach an undesignated bathing ghat for a holy dip during the Krishna Pushkaram, Joint Collector G Chandrudu said, adding six others swam to safety.

Two bodies were fished out and search is on to trace the others, the official said, adding further details are awaited.
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