This story is from August 1, 2016

Two youth from Surat suspected to be drowned in river near Padam Dungri

Two youth from Surat suspected to be drowned in river near Padam Dungri
SURAT: Two youth from Surat were drowned in Ambika river near eco-tourism spot of Padam Dungri of Tapi district on Sunday evening . This spot is located at about 80 km of Surat and is in Tapi district. Search for both of them was on by local swimmers when reports last came in.
The missing persons are identified as Anil Gorasiya and Dharmesh Rathod and are aged about 25 years.

According to the details of the incident , a group of ten youths from Rustampura area of the Surat city went for a day's excursion to Padam Dungri near Dolwan , some km away from district town of Vyara of Tapi district on Sunday morning .
After moving about for the whole day in area, some of them went in the Ambika river for a swim in the evening. However, in the gushing currents of the river water Anil Gorasiya and Dharmesh Rathod are suspected to have been swept away.
Local swimmers are in the water trying to search the duo.
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Himanshu Bhatt

Himanshu Bhatt is assistant editor at The Times of India, Surat. He reports on a range of issues including Surat Municipal Corporation, the district collector's office, business and politics. His special interests are in covering politics and sports. His hobbies include reading, listening to old Hindi film songs and classical Carnatic music. He likes reading up history of the 19th and 20th century, especially World War II.

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