Two young boys drowned in the Yamuna near Timarpur in Wazirabad after their boat capsized on Sunday afternoon.
The duo has been identified as Aman (20) and Prince (17). It took rescue teams more than five hours to find Prince’s body, while the search for Aman continued till late on Sunday evening. The duo was among the four who had decided to go rowing in the river when they met with an accident.
“They were in a private boat, rowing from Jagatpuri to Sonia Vihar. They were in the deep part of the river when the boat capsized,” said Ravinder, a relative of Prince.
While two of the boys managed to swim to safety, Aman and Prince drowned. The two youths immediately informed the police, after which the Station House Officers of Timarpur and Burari police stations reached the spot with seven PCR teams, two fire tenders, and three ambulances.
“Locals who had reached the spot were keen to dive and save the children, but they were not allowed to do so,” claimed Ravinder.
The NDRF, meanwhile, sent a team comprising expert divers.
Expert divers sent
“We sent a team comprising expert divers. By the time we received the information the boys had already drowned. One of the bodies was recovered. We are searching for Aman,” said a senior NDRF officer.
Prince’s body has been taken to the Sabzi Mandi mortuary for a post-mortem. Proceedings under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code have been initiated, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Madhur Verma.
Victims were part of
a group of four who were out rowing when their boat capsized near Timarpur
