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Gujarat: Four persons drown in Bhavnagar while swimming in Malan River

Gujarat news: All the four persons, belonging to Lakhupara village in Mahuva taluka of the district, drowned, the police said. A search and rescue operation was launched and three bodies were fished out on Saturday evening, while one was found on Sunday morning, the official said.

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Gujarat news: Three brothers and one other person drowned while swimming in a river in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, police said on Sunday (August 27). The incident took place on Saturday (August 26) afternoon when the four persons- in the age group of 17 to 27 years- ventured into the Malan river for a swim, an official from Mahuva police station said.

All the four persons, belonging to Lakhupara village in Mahuva taluka of the district, drowned, the police said. A search and rescue operation was launched and three bodies were fished out on Saturday evening, while one was found on Sunday morning, the official said.

The bodies have been sent for postmortem and further probe is underway, the police added.

(With PTI inputs) 

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