Godda (Jharkhand), Aug 5 (PTI) An eight-year-old girl and her father drowned in a river here on Thursday when they were swept away by strong currents, a police officer said.

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The accident took place when Suwan Hembram, 40, had gone to the waterbody with his daughter for bathing.

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Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mahgama, Shivshankar Tiwari said, the bodies were fished out later and sent for post-mortem examination.

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