A 12-year-old boy, identified as one Abhay Kumar, died on Sunday after drowning in the Furchawa river near Manakdiha village under Deori police station in Giridih district.
After much effort, the body of the deceased student fished out of the river. After getting the information, Deori police also reached the spot.
Regarding the incident on Sunday, police said that Abhay Kumar, son of Jageshwar Das, a resident of Mankadiha village, had gone to take a bath in the Furchawa river near the village along with some of his friends.
In the course of bathing, Abhay went away from his friends towards the pit in the river. Seeing Abhay drowning in deep water, his friends tried to save him but did not succeed.
During this, his friends sought the cooperation of the villagers to save Abhay, then the family members also reached the spot with the villagers. After this, Abhay’s body was fished out of the river and rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared him dead.