The incident occurred on September 7 after the four youngsters, who were part of a procession to immerse 'Marbats' or clay idols, entered the river at Mundipar village but were swept away due to the strong current of water
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Four persons, including a teenage boy, drowned in a river in the Gondia district of Maharashtra while taking a bath, an official said, adding their bodies were recovered on September 8.
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The incident occurred on September 7 after the four youngsters, who were part of a procession to immerse 'Marbats' or clay idols, entered the river at Mundipar village but were swept away due to the strong current of water.
A rescue team fished out the bodies of the four on Wednesday morning (September 8), said Rajan Choubey, District Disaster Management Officer.
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