Sheopur (MP), Mar 18 (PTI) Two 17-year-old boys drowned while bathing at a water-filled mine in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred at Chandeli village under the Vijaypur police station area of the district, an official said.

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Vijaypur police station in-charge Rakesh Sharma said the boys were bathing when one slipped deep into the water.

The other boy ventured in to rescue his friend, but both drowned, he said.

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Sharma said other boys at the scene informed villagers and police, and the bodies were fished out after a six-hour operation.

The victims, Nikhil Gaud and Hitendra Jadaun, were residents of Iklod village, he said, adding that their bodies were sent for post-mortem.

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