Two youths from Kanpur visiting Nainital drowned in the Bhalugad waterfall in Dhari Tehsil of Nainital on Wednesday morning. The incident took place when the two were bathing in the waterfall and accidentaly entered the deep part. The Mukteshwar police, local divers and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel searched for the duo till late in the evening but could not recover their bodies.
According to sources, a group of eight tourists from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh had arrived in the district on Tuesday and were returning to Kanpur on Wednesday. While on their way home, they visited the Bhalugad waterfall on Wednesdaymorning. While four members of the group sat down to have a meal nearby, four of them went to the Bhalugad waterfall. The waterfall was swollen due to which 25 year old Zuber started to drown. His friend, 20 year old Shivam attempted to rescue him but also ended up entering the deep waters in his attempt. Watching the duo drown, others in the vicinity raised the alarm which brought others including the locals to the site.
The local administration was informed about the incident. The duo drowned in the waterfall and later when the time the police and local officials reached the site and conducted search for the two, their bodies could not be recovered till late in the evening. The Sub Divisional Magistrate Rekha Kohli said that the search could not be conducted due to darkness after evening and would be resumed on Thursday.