Etawah (UP), Jun 29 (PTI) Three persons, including two teenagers, died by drowning in separate incidents here, police said on Thursday.
On Tuesday, 45-year-old Surendra, who was out grazing his cattle, slipped into deep water in Sengar river while rescuing a buffalo. His body was recovered after 18 hours with the help of divers on Wednesday, Bharthana Police Station SHO Bhupindra Kumar Rathi said.
In another incident, Sanket Kumar (17) drowned in a canal near Nagla Tulsi village on Wednesday while taking a bath with his friends, SHO of Balrai Police Station Alma Ahirwar said. The body was recovered with the help of villagers at night.
In a similar incident, Abhijit Kumar (17) drowned while taking a bath in a canal near Mathi Danda village on Wednesday, Bakewar Police Station SHO Ran Bahadur Singh said.
All three bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, police said.