Gujarat: 8 drown in Meshwo river

Ahmedabad: Eight persons drowned while bathing in the Meshwo river in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district Friday evening, an official said. The deceased were residents of Vasna Sogthi village in Dehgam taluka, said Sub Divisional

Magistrate B B Modiya, adding the incident took place near the village. Modiya, who supervised the search and rescue operation, said a group of villagers who came to the waterbody to immerse Ganesh idols learnt about the drowning incident and alerted authorities.

“After getting a message, police and fire brigade personnel rushed to the site. We recovered eight bodies from the river. One person who was assumed to be missing was later found moving about in the village.”