Bhubaneswar: Two high school students met a watery grave while taking bath in Kuakhai river near a bridge in Bhubaneswar today.
Fire Service personnel who managed to fish out the boys rushed them to the Capital hospital here where doctors declared them brought dead.
According to reports, the two Class IX students of Govt Boys’ High School Unit-9 identified as Jagamohan Sahoo and Sathik Digal had left home for school in their uniforms.
However, it is yet to known why and how they reached the bridge. As per reports, six of the students were taking bath near the bridge when two of them went missing.
The Fire Service personnel, during the search operation rescued another woman who attempted suicide by jumping into the river. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.