Two drowned in Pong Dam lake in Kangra district of Himachal

Dharamshala: In the area of police station near Fatehpur village Khatiyad of Kangra district the news of the death of two youths due to drowning has come.

DSP Jawali Gyan Chand Thakur said that two of the seven youths bathing in Pong Dam died due to drowning. He said, “All these youths had come to visit Pong Dam from Gunari Una and went to take bath in Pong Dam in the evening on Saturday. Among them, two youths Rahul (19) and Deepak (19) drowned who were reported to be of Village Pirthipur Tehsil Ganari and Thana Gagret district Una.”

As soon as the report of the accident reached Police station, the in-charge PS Fatehpur and other staff of police station and the NDRF team reached the spot and took out both the bodies. DSP Thakur said that both the dead bodies are being sent to Nurpur Hospital for post-mortem.