India, March 7 -- Tragedy struck as three Class X students of a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya drowned in the Kolab reservoir in Koraput district on Saturday.

According to reports, the students had gone to the reservoir to take a bath after their CBSE Class X examination got over. While bathing, they reportedly ventured into deep water, lost their balance and were swept away.

On being informed, personnel from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and the Fire Services rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. The rescuers later retrieved the students from the water.

The three were immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.

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