Four youngsters drown in Sri Ram Sagar Project backwaters in Nizamabad
Four young men drowned in the backwaters of the Sri Ram Sagar Project in Nizamabad, India, while attempting to rescue a friend who had slipped into the water. Local authorities and rescue teams recovered the bodies after a search operation.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the dangers of swimming in unregulated water bodies and the risks associated with untrained rescue attempts.
A rescue attempt ended in tragedy at the Sri Ram Sagar Project (SRSP) backwaters in Nizamabad district on Sunday evening, claiming the lives of four youngsters after one of them slipped into the deep water.
The deceased were identified as Shaik Khaleemuddin (24), Shaik Najwat (24) and Azeem Khan (24), all residents of Auto Nagar in Nizamabad, and Arhan (17), a native of Nanded in neighbouring Maharashtra.
According to the police, the group had visited the SRSP Laxmi Canal pump house area for sightseeing and reached the spot at around 4.30 p.m. They had climbed onto a small sandbank in the backwaters when Rehan reportedly slipped into the water and began drowning.
Khaleemuddin, Najwat, Azeem and Arhan entered the water one after another in an attempt to rescue Rehan. None of them knew how to swim and all four were swept away.
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