In a tragic incident, two brothers drowned while bathing at a waterfall near Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Friday, police said.
The victims were identified as Satyabrata (23) and Abhishek Nayak (17) from Bhadrak district.
The accident occurred at Sitakund, a popular tourist and picnic spot adjacent to Similipal.
Satyabrata and Abhishek had come to Sitakund with their family for picnic, according to police.
“When the family members were busy cooking, the two siblings went to the waterbody around noon to take a bath and accidently slipped into deepwaters and drowned,” Aditya Prasad Jena, inspector in-charge of Baripada Sadar police station, said.
After receiving information about the incident, local fire service team reached the spot and rescued the duo. They were taken to a local hospital, where doctors declared them dead, he said.
The bodies of the duo, meanwhile, have been sent to Baripada PRM Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination.
