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Rajasthan Tragedy: Siblings Drown in Reservoir While Trying to Save Each Other
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News18•14-10-2026, 17:00
Rajasthan Tragedy: Siblings Drown in Reservoir While Trying to Save Each Other
- •Two siblings aged six and nine drowned in a water reservoir in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district.
- •The incident took place near Naya Gaon Balaji when Tony entered an anicut to bathe and slipped into deep water.
- •His sister Priyanka jumped into the deep water in an attempt to save her younger brother but also drowned.
- •Other children playing nearby alerted the family, and local residents rushed to the scene to help.
- •Police and a civil defence team recovered the children and rushed them to the hospital, where they were declared brought dead.
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The incident occurred in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district near Naya Gaon Balaji, where two children drowned in a water reservoir.
Tony entered an anicut to bathe and slipped into deep water, prompting his sister Priyanka to jump in to rescue him, which led to both of them drowning.
Following a search operation by police and a civil defence team, both children were rushed to the Sawai Madhopur district hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead.
