Five youths drowned on Sunday and one was missing in two separate incidents in Begusarai and Patna districts.
Three teenage youths drowned in river Ganga near pontoon bridge on Patna side while taking a bath in the river. One youth was rescued by local people.
The deceased have been identified as Kumar Gaurav (16) Vijay Kumar (16) and Rahul Kumar (18), Alamganj police station Officer-in-charge Alok Ranjan said and added that one Rohit Kumar is still missing while Munna was rescued by local people.
Efforts are underway to find the missing boy, Ranjan said.