In UP's Etawah, 2 brothers feared to have drowned
Etawah, Sep 2: Two brothers were swept away in a river in this district on Friday while attempting to rescue their younger sibling from drowning, officials said.
The district administration has launched a search operation to trace them. Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of the area Malkhan Singh said three brothers of Kudaul village went to take a bath in the Chambal river.
The youngest of them started to drown in the river. "The elder brothers -- Sonu Chauhan (28) and Ravi Chauhan (29) -- tried to rescue their sibling.
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The duo managed to rescue him but they were forced towards the deeper end of the river and were swept away by strong water current," the SDM said. A team of divers has been deployed to trace the brothers, Singh said.