Ludhiana: Three children drown in Sutlej canal

Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional death. Rivers are a common location for drowning.

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In a tragic incident, three children who went swimming in the Satluj canal yesterday  near Nihang Dera, Khushedpura drowned in the canal. The bodies were recovered in the   evening.

The deceased were identified as Sukhchain Singh (12), Charanjeet Singh (12), and Akashdeep Singh ( 13), all natives of the same village went for a swim but were trapped in the flow of water and got drowned.

A team of police accompanied by divers were contacted when the children went missing.

A search operation was carried out, but the divers could  recover only  two bodies.

Surjeet Singh, SHO told the media person that still there was search operation going on to recover body of the third boy   Akashdeep Singh.


The Police have  sent the bodies  for  further
 post-mortem. 

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