JHARKHAND: Four of the six youths who drowned while bathing in the Damodar river near the Telmocho Bridge on the Dhanbad-Bokaro highway on Wednesday have been found dead, while a search operation is underway for the remaining two, officials said on Thursday.
One of the deceased has been identified as Vijay Yadav, a resident of Bhuli A-Block in Dhanbad. Local divers, with the help of villagers, are continuing the search for the two missing youths.
The youths had visited the river on the occasion of Kartik Purnima to take a holy dip. Two separate groups of 10 youths had arrived at Telmocho for the ritual.