Prayagraj: A 35-year-old youth feared drowned in the Ganga, while two others were rescued by swimmers at Kaleshwar ghat under Kadadham police station of Kaushambi district on Tuesday.
Police said that a group of four youths had arrived at the ghat to offer prayers at the famous Kada Dham temple on the eighth day of the ongoing Navratra. Before visiting the temple, they decided to take a dip in the Ganga, and reached Kaleshwar ghat.
While taking dip, the youths went deep into the river and started drowning. Hearing their cries, the swimmers, Ravi and Bhola, jumped into the river and managed to take two youths, Amit and Rohit, out of river but failed to trace Ganesh. Ganesh was 35-year-old and a resident of Phulpur.
On being alerted, a team of police, along with the swimmers, also rushed to the spot but failed to spot Ganesh’s body despite repeated efforts. Police said that efforts are underway to fish out the body of the missing youth.