Teen dragged away in Mahisagar river

Vadodara: A teenager got dragged away in Mahisagar River at Lanchhanpur village in Savli taluka of Vadodara on Tuesday morning.
Eighteen-year-old Ashwin Kandoi, who lives in Savli town, had gone to Lanchhanpur with his friends on Tuesday morning for a picnic. The group of friends including Kandoi, went into the river to swim.
Around noon, Kandoi got pulled into the whirlpool in the river.While he was struggling to get out, Kandoi shouted for help, but his friends could not pull him out.
After he disappeared into the waters, his friends called Kandoi’s parents and police.
Cops sought help from the fire brigade from Vadodara to search for Kandoi, but until afternoon firemen were unsuccessful.
Later, a team of NDRF too joined the search operation but until late evening, the rescuers could not find the boy. Fire officials said that the search will be resumed on Wednesday morning.
Venturing into Mahisagar River at Lanchhanpur has been prohibited by the district administration due to the repeated incidents of drowning.