A rescue operation was launched with the help of local divers and boatmen, but the boy could not be found
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The body of a 14-year-old boy who drowned while bathing in the Yamuna was recovered after a 30-hour-long search operation here, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon near the Yamuna River bridge on the Etawah-Gwalior road, under the jurisdiction of the Badpura police station, Station House Officer (SHO) Ganesh Shankar Dwivedi said.
Krishna (14), son of Dinesh Kumar and a resident of Rajput Colony, had gone to the river with his friend Vivek to bathe. While swimming, Krishna was swept away by the strong current, police said.
A rescue operation was launched with the help of local divers and boatmen, but the boy could not be found.
On Monday, a team of PAC battalion divers continued the search operation, and Krishna's body was recovered in the evening, police said.
The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and further legal proceedings are underway, officials added.
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