Two children drowned in the Brahamani river on Sunday while another was rescued by the locals when a group of four children were bathing in the river.
A body was recovered by fire brigade team with the help of locals while search operation is on to fish out the other missing boy.
The children, all in the age group of 10-12 years, who had gone to the river for fun, are residents of Chhend area here.
The boy rescued was identified as Panchanan Behera (12) who recovered sense at the Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital. His condition was reportedly stable.
Getting the information, a team of fire brigade and a team from Raghunathpalli police station rushed to the spot and conducted a search operation.
The body recovered was identified as Pradyut Barik (12).
The missing child has been identified as Ansuman Behera (10).
He is brother of Panchanan, who was recovered from the water.
“We have registered a case and started an investigation,” said Raghunathpalli police station IIC MK Swain.