OD-DROWN

Two girls drown in village pond in Odisha
    Balasore Aug 15 (PTI) Two minor girls, aged around
nine years, drowned today while taking bath in a pond in
Odisha's Balasore district, a police officer said.
    Their bodies were found floating in the pond at
Chakulia village in Remuna police station area of the district
around noon, he said.
    The villagers retrieved the bodies and informed police
about the matter, the officer said.
    "We are probing the incident and more details would be
available in the case only after the investigation procedure
is over. Prima facie, it seems that one girl slipped into the
deep water and drowned, while the other died trying to rescue
her," he said, adding that the bodies have been sent for
postmortem. PTI CORR
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