Hyderabad, April 6 -- Tragedy struck in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, where three young men lost their lives while making a short film around the Penna River at Pushpagiri village.

According to local news reports, the deceased belonged to a group that hailed from Kadapa, Annamayya and Chittoor districts. The eight friends connected via Instagram and were shooting short movies together under the banner name "Frontline Press."

The names of the deceased are Hari Babu, 25, Harshavardhan, 22, and Krishna Chaitanya, 20. They had come to the village for the shooting of scenes on the river.

As per reports, the victims went into the river while shooting; however slipped into deep waters accidentally, amid heavy currents.

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