Five friends drowned in the canal
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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After the teenagers went missing while bathing in the canal in Kasganj, a search operation was conducted by PAC flood unit and private divers, but the water was very deep in the area where the teenagers drowned. Divers estimated the depth in the foothills to be 20 to 25 feet. Due to such conditions, divers were not able to reach the bottom of the canal, but the search operation continued till late evening, but no success was achieved.
There is depth of water on the banks of the canal at the picnic point where this accident took place. The teenagers were having fun while bathing in the middle of the canal and shooting videos. This video also went viral. In which 8 teenagers were taking bath and one was shooting a video. Later, when everyone started drowning, the teenager who shot the video tried to save himself, but he could not succeed. Family members were also present during the search operation and were visibly upset when the teenagers were not recovered.
CO Ajit Chauhan said that due to excess water in the canal, there is difficulty in the search operation. The divers who are engaged in the operation are not able to reach the bottom of the canal. Due to which the missing teenagers are not being searched.
A chain was formed of drowning teenagers one after the other
In the drowning accident of nine teenagers in Hazara Canal at 2 pm on Thursday, Abhishek was the first to reach the deep water of the canal and started drowning. When Shahid’s eyes fell on Abhishek, he drowned while trying to save Abhishek. Seeing Abhishek and Shahid drowning, Salman tried to save them, but he also started drowning. Similarly, Asif also drowned while trying to save Salman. After this, one teenager kept drowning and a chain kept getting formed. During this time, another youth present on the canal, Shahrukh, jumped into the canal to save the drowning teenagers, but he also started going into deep water. However, somehow he was able to pull himself out of the deep water. During this time he started suffocating. Meanwhile, divers tried to save the drowning teenagers and saved the lives of four teenagers.