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Two children feared drowning in Yamuna

New Delhi. Two boys aged 12 and 13 are suspected to have drowned in the Yamuna near Sonia Vihar in North Delhi, while an 11-year-old boy has been rescued, police said on Tuesday. According to Sagar Singh Kalsi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northern District, the incident was reported on Monday after which a police team reached the spot.

The DCP said, on reaching the spot, the caller, Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Sonia Vihar, told the police that the three boys, Kartik (13), Rahul (12) and Himanshu (11) had gone to the Yamuna river for a bath. Himanshu was rescued by Sandeep on Monday, while a search team comprising members of the NDRF, boat club and private divers is on the hunt for the missing children and no bodies have been recovered till Tuesday afternoon.

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