NAGPUR: Two students from Nagpur drowned in Ambala lake of Ramtek.
The incident took place around 9am on Wednesday.
The deceased have been identified as Nisarg Prabhakar Wagh, 18, a resident of Seminary Hills, and Kunal Ashok Neware, 18, a resident of Ravi Nagar.
According to the police, Nisargand Kunal, along with their four friends Abhinav Jichkar, Pranay Wasnik, Tanmay Kumbhare and Laxmikant Babdilwar – all students of Class XII— had gone to Ramtek from city at 6am.
They apparently told their parents they were going for a morning walk.
Instead they reached Ramtek around 8.30am.
They moved towards Ramtek Gadh Mandir but found it closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.
They then went to Ambala lake.
Kunal, Nisarg and Pranay went into the lake for a bath but started drowning.
One of the boys pulled Pranay out but Kunal and Nisarg could not be saved.
Meanwhile, Ramtek police got information and a team led by senior PI Pramod Makeshwar and PSI Shivaji Borkar reached the place.
They searched for the bodies with the help of fishermen but could only retrieve Nisarg’s body.
As night fell, the police called off the search.
They will resume on Thursday morning.