Buxar, June 18 -- At least three teenagers drowned while bathing in the Thora River near Sarsati village under Itarhi police station area here Thursday afternoon.
According to police, four teenagers of the village had gone to the river for a bath. While bathing, they were reportedly making videos on a mobile phone. During this, three of them ventured deep into the river and started drowning.
Their fourth companion, Kalyan Sharma, who was standing on the riverbank recording the video, could not rescue them as he did not know how to swim.
After the incident, Kalyan rushed to the village and informed family members and local residents. A large number of villagers soon gathered at the spot and launched a search operation along with local div...