Ramnagar, Aug. 8 -- Two people were swept away after a sudden surge of water entered a ravine in Ramnagar, officials said.

Executive Magistrate 1st Class and Tehsildar Ramnagar Satish Kumar said one body was found lodged against a rock and was being retrieved, while a search operation was underway for the second person.

Local authorities launched an immediate search and rescue operation involving the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the police following reports of the incident.

Speaking to ANI, Satish Kumar, said, "We were informed that water had suddenly surged into a ravine and that two people had been swept away. As soon as we learned this, we rushed to the spot; I called the SHO and the SDRF team."

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