Gwalior, June 14 -- Two second-year medical students drowned in Tighra Dam near Gwalior on Saturday, while a search operation is still underway for one of the students, officials said.

Speaking to ANI, Gajra Raja Medical College Dean RKS Dhakad described the incident as "truly unfortunate", noting that a group of eight students had visited the area when the mishap occurred.

"It is truly unfortunate. These students came to this area, which resembles a 'desert', and, according to their friends, two of them went under, and suddenly water deepens abruptly at the edge, so it seems they were in the water and suddenly sank," Dhakad said.

He added that one of the students was likely from Bina and the other from Bihar.

"They are 2nd-year medic...