Teenager drowned in Peddavagu of Asifabad

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A teenager, K Shravan drowned in Peddavagu, while another youngster Bittu also from Easgaon, was rescued when they were swimming for fun near Namanagar village of Kaghaznagar mandal on Wednesday. Condition of the survived is learned to be critical. Body of the teenager is yet to be fished out, Easgaon SI K […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A teenager, K Shravan drowned in Peddavagu, while another youngster Bittu also from Easgaon, was rescued when they were swimming for fun near Namanagar village of Kaghaznagar mandal on Wednesday. Condition of the survived is learned to be critical. Body of the teenager is yet to be fished out, Easgaon SI K Jagadish said.

Shravan and three of his friends including Bittu, Tushar and Nitish went for a swim. While Tushar and Nithish did not enter water of Peddavagu at the time of the mishap. They raised an alarm as they saw their two friends drowning. Some fishermen who were nearby managed to rescue Bittu. The four teenagers are calssmates hailing from Easgaon. They completed Class X recently.

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