[Blindside]

Another drowning this year in India.

Bhopal, August 15: Eleven youths on Wednesday drowned near Sultan Garh Waterfalls in Gwalior’s Shivpuri after water level increased due to release of water from a dam, news agency ANI reported. Seven people have been rescued so far. However, rescue operations are underway to save the remaining 4. Meanwhile, 30-40 people are stranded on the spot. More details are awaited.

In an earlier incident, six children drowned in the Ganga barrage on July 8 near Kanpur, where they had gone to have a bath in a bid to beat the sweltering heat. The victims’ bodies were sent for autopsy and subsequently handed over to their families members.

The deceased were identified as Abhishek alias Tainyya (14), Aman (13), Sahibe-Alam (14), Kaif alias Tunne (12), Anshu (13) and his brother Baba (12), all residents of Ajeetganj in Babupurwa area of the district. All six had gone to Ganga Barrage to take bath and they drowned, the CO said, adding that when one of the children started drowning, others rushed to save him and they all got trapped in the deep water.

The police also said the children had come to the spot riding three bicycles.

[docfr8]

Nice coordination with the dam... They should have put warning signs downstream at potential swimming spots, but of course it's in India and we know it didn't happen

[exorio]

dumbasses should know better not to swim in a very wild, strong stream like that

[kellyhound]

taking a bath in a raging stream. m'kay

[REVZZYBAN]

The wild unpredictable river turned into something that they couldn't tame. And don't think that this is a first time incident.

[FavaBeans]

Weeeeeeeeee

[Mr_Shlaapu]

I can't understand people that can't swim always going to the most raging turbulent river or stream or to the deepest coldest most vertical sided pond available.

[horsecs]

Even though half of them probably can't swim, they go swimming in the river above the waterfall.

[horsecs]

Okay they might've tried to cross at the start of a flash flood. Still...how could they be this stupid to rush into the water to outrun a flash flood unless their lives were already in danger. Then in that case, wtf were they doing in danger-by-choice?

[itchypussy]

Its an occupational pastime in India, cant swim, oh water lets go for a swim , results in this video, re occuring every week or so and always in India as they really are shit swimmers in general.