Firozabad /Budaun, Oct 16 (PTI) Six people, including two children, are feared to have drowned in rivers during idol immersion in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad and Badaun districts, while the body of a 12-year-old boy has been fished out from the Yamuna, officials said on Saturday.

The incidents took place of Friday on the occasion of Dusshera, they said.

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In Budaun, four people are feared to have drowned in the Ganga during idol immersion, the officials said.

There were six people, while two were saved, four are missing, they said.

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Senior Superintendent of Police OP Singh on Saturday said that a search has been launched to trace the missing persons.

In Firozabad, three people went missing while idol immersion in the Yamuna, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sadar, Rajesh Kumar Verma, said on Saturday.

The body of Gopal Rathor (12) was fished out on Saturday, while a search is on for Neeraj Baghel (11) and Vishal Mohalle (16), he said.

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