6 girls of a family drownwhile bathing in Yamuna
Agra: Six girls -- aged between 10 and 18 years -- died after drowning while bathing in the
at Nagla Nathu village in Agra district around 10am on Tuesday. Police said all of them were cousins from an extended Agra-based family.
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The incident took place under Sikandra police limits when one of them went deep into the river and began to drown. Soon, the other girls tried to save her, but they too were swept away by the river current. Local divers from PAC and SDRF were pressed to rescue them. Four girls were fished out dead, while two others passed away in hospital.
CM Yogi Adityanath has directed that "financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each be provided to the families of the victims' from the CM's Disaster Relief Fund".
Yogi also took to social media to extend his condolences to the bereaved families.
Those dead were Sandhya (12), Divya (13), Naina (14), Muskan (18), Shivani (17), and Sonam (12). Muskan, Divya and Sandhya were siblings, while Naina was their uncle's daughter and Sonam and Shivani were their aunt's.
Deepesh, one of the brothers who was present, said, "I went to the Yamuna, which is close to our house, for a bath. My sisters also came with me.
While bathing, Sandhya unknowingly entered deep water. Seeing this, Muskan and Divya tried to save her. I also tried to save them..."
Ram Dayal, who witnessed the incident, said, "I along with a dozen others reached the spot after hearing their screams. The water was at least 15 ft deep. It is unclear whether they knew how to swim. Two of them were rushed to hospital on motorcycles as there were no roads on that stretch."
Agra DM Aravind Mallapa Bangari said, "I and additional CP Ram Badan Singh went to the site along with other officials. The place is not a bathing ghat. We're making all the necessary arrangements and are in touch with the families."
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