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Man filming reel, couple drown in Haridwar, Rishikesh
Haridwar: A 30-year-old man and a couple in their mid-20s drowned in separate incidents in Haridwar and Rishikesh on Friday, police said on Saturday.
In Haridwar, 30-year-old Udal Kashyap, a resident of Shyampur, drowned in the seasonal Rawasan river while filming a social media reel.
His body was found on Saturday. Shyampur SHO Nitesh Sharma said, "Kashyap, a driver by profession, had gone with his friends to the Rawasan river on Friday evening when he slipped while recording a reel and was swept away by the current.
A police team launched a rescue operation and found his body."
Later that night in Rishikesh, a couple from Chandreshwar Nagar went missing while crossing the Chandrabhaga river near Mayakund.
Police said a sudden rise in water level caused them to lose balance and getting swept away by the current.
Sub-inspector Binesh Kumar of Rishikesh police station said, "Pintu Kumar, a native of Hathras, UP, and his wife Lakshmi ran an eatery in Rishikesh. While crossing the river to return home, Lakshmi lost her balance and was swept away. Pintu tried to save her but also drowned. Locals said both were pulled into the Ganga. A search is underway. The couple has a minor daughter who lives with her grandmother in UP."
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