Jharkhand News: Bodies of two drowned youth recovered from Dimna Lake
PINAKI MAJUMDAR Jamshedpur, May 20: A visit to Dimna Lake turned tragic for five friends on Monday evening when two of…
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PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, May 20: A visit to Dimna Lake turned tragic for five friends on Monday evening when two of them drowned while taking a bath in the lake’s deep waters.
The body of both the youths, identified as Prateek Rajak, a resident of Dimna and Nitin Gorai, a resident of Mango’s Ramkrishna Colony, was recovered by Tuesday afternoon with the help of local divers.
The incident occurred around 4.30 pm on Monday when the group of five, hailing from Mango, went for a casual outing to the popular Dimna Lake.
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While bathing, two of the youths ventured into deeper waters and began to drown. The remaining three friends fled the spot and alerted nearby locals.
Nitin Gorai (18), a resident of Ramkrishna Colony near Payal Talkies in Mango, was fished out later.
He was a second-semester student at Chandil Polytechnic College and had reportedly gone to the lake without informing his family. Nitin is the only son of Shibu Gorai.
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Since the incident, local administration and rescue teams have been stationed at the site.
Local authorities have issued a warning, urging the public to avoid bathing in deep water bodies like Dimna Lake without proper safety precautions.
