Kendrapara/Sundergarh: As many as four children including a boy drowned in separate places in Kendrapara and Sundergarh districts on Sunday.
The first incident took place at Mugakani village under Rajnagar block in Kendrapara after two sisters met water grave while taking bath in a pond.
The bodies of Sasmita (13) and Sujata (10), both daughters of Sushant Muduli, were recovered from the village pond. Their elder sister Suchitra has been injured while trying to save them, sources said.
The incident occurred when both Sasmita and Sujata had gone to the pond after their tuition for a bath. However, both of them slipped into deep water.
It was only after few children playing nearby raised an alarm that their elder sister Suchitra also jumped into the pond to save them.
In another incident, two siblings died after falling into a pit filled with rainwater at Tumulia village under Talsara police limits in Sundergarh district.
Five-year old Amit Sorenka and three-year old Bijanti accidentally fell into the pit while playing. Their parents found the bodies floating in the pit in the afternoon after returning from their land.