Jammu, Jul 2 (PTI) A 17-year-old boy drowned in the Ranbir canal on the outskirts of Jammu city on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred near the Babe Talah area of Kanachak.

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Akash Choudhary drowned in the Ranbir canal in the evening. Police, locals and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) promptly launched a search and rescue operation. The body was fished out from the canal and handed over to the teenager's family, police said.

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