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Five boys drown in two separate incidents in Assam

Five boys drown in two separate incidents in Assam

Five boys drowned in two ponds in Assam’s Lakhimpur and Jorhat districts on Sunday, police said.

Three children from Chanimari village in Dhakuakhana area of ​​Lakhimpur district went to take a bath in a pond to brave the scorching heat.

“All three boys drowned when they tried to swim to the middle of the pond, where the water was deep. The villagers tried to rescue them but could not save them,” a police officer said.

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In another incident in No-Pomuwa Baligaon village in Jorhat district, two teenagers who went to graze cattle fell into a pond and drowned, police said.

Initially it was suspected that the two boys were missing, as they did not return home until several hours later.

When locals searched the area, they found the bodies in a deep pool in the meadow, another police officer added.