India News | Two Girls Drown in Canal, One Goes Missing MP's Katni District

Katni (MP), Mar 9 (PTI) Two girls drowned, and one went missing in a canal in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district on Sunday, police said.

The girls were bathing in the Narmada canal near Umariyapan village in the morning, an official said.

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Umariyapan police station in-charge Dinesh Tiwari said rescuers managed to recover the bodies of Siddhi Patel (12) and Anshika Patel (14).

He said the search is on for Siddhi's younger sister, Manvi (8).

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The official said the girls ventured deep into the water and drowned.

Villagers informed the police, and a rescue operation was launched with the help of divers, he said.

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