VARANASI, June 29 -- : The bodies of two sisters who drowned while trying to save their younger brother from the Saryu River in Mau district were recovered on Saturday, four days after the incident.

The bodies of Priyanshi and Pratigya were found near a temple in Mathia Gulaura village under Ubhaon police station in Ballia district, around six kilometres from where they had gone missing. Police said Pratigya was identified by her T-shirt, while the body of her elder sister, Priyanshi, was found in a mutilated condition. Only the remains of both legs were intact. Police suspect that crocodiles in the river may have damaged the body.

A 15-member team of the state disaster response force (SDRF) from Gorakhpur and a team from the PAC 20th B...