Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh): Two teachers and a 15-year-old student from a private school in Jaora drowned during a picnic at Paradise Valley, about 11 kilometres from Ratlam, on Sunday afternoon. Three other students were rescued and taken to the district hospital for treatment.
Police identified the deceased as Vijay Singh (52), of Jaora, Prince (28), Jaora resident and Harshit Patidar (15). The deceased included two teachers and one student.
According to preliminary information, 17 people, including four teachers and 13 students, had visited Paradise Valley for a picnic. The group was bathing in a water-filled pool beneath a waterfall when some children began drowning.
Onlookers rescued three children, aged between five and 16, while two teachers and a student drowned while attempting to rescue them.
After the incident, people at the spot pulled the deceased from the water, attempted CPR and informed police. Deendayal Nagar police station in-charge Anurag Yadav reached the location with police personnel.
Police took the three rescued children, including one boy and two girls, to the district hospital for treatment where their condition is stated to be stable.
Authorities took the three drowned persons to a medical college, where doctors declared them dead after examination. Further investigation in the matter is underway.
