Chandrapur, Feb 26 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman died and five others, including her two sisters, were feared drowned in two rivers in two separate incidents in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Wednesday, officials said.

According to police, three sisters, aged between 18 and 23, from Chandrapur city entered the Wainganga river in Saoli tehsil for a bath in the afternoon. However, they began drowning, prompting their other family members to raise an alarm.

Also Read | Thought of the Day For Morning School Assembly Today in English With Meaning: Inspirational Quote and Saying For Students To Share During Assembly on February 27, 2025.

The disaster management authorities launched a search and fished out the body of Kavita Mandal (22), while efforts are underway to trace her other two sisters, an official said.

In the second incident, three residents of Chunala village waded into the Wardha river at Rajura without gauging its depth and went underwater, said another official. They could not be located till evening despite a search operation, he added.

Also Read | DK Shivakumar To Quit Congress? Karnataka Deputy CM Dismisses Reports of His Getting Close to BJP, Says ‘Am Congressman by Birth’ (Watch Video).

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)