Nagpur, Jun 16 (PTI) A 15-year-old boy drowned in a lake in Nagpur on Sunday afternoon while swimming, police said.

Dhruv Ashish Tedulwar, a Class 10th student, lost his life in Gorewada lake, they said.

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Tedulwar, who had gone to swim along with three friends, took a selfie before jumping into the water, but he drowned, an official said.

After being alerted, the Gittikhadan police and firefighters brought the teenager out from the water. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, the official said, adding that a case of accidental death has been registered.

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