Video: Five, including two from Hyderabad, feared drown in Kurnool’s Tungabhadra river

Five persons, including two from Hyderabad, drowned in the River Tungabhadra at Mantralayam in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district while taking a holy dip after attending a pooja.

Hyderabad: Five persons, including two from Hyderabad, drowned in River Tungabhadra at Mantralayam in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. One person managed to escape from drowning.

The deceased have been identified as Yuvan Chandra (5) and Satish (35) from Hyderabad, Raghavendra (25) and Dhanush (23) from Mantralayam and Sandhya (22) from Uraavakonda. A resident of Adoni, Aparna is learnt to have escaped.

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According to reports, the deceased had visited Mantralayam to participate in the Satyanarayana Swamy pooja at their relatives home. After the pooja, the group went to the River Tungabhadra for a holy dip.

However, the five persons drowned in the river after failing to assess the depth. After learning about the incident police and other officials rushed to the spot and deployed expert swimmers to trace the bodies, reports said.